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The petitioner, Rajesh Yadav, was stranded in Saudi Arabia after his Indian passport expired on 18 September 2026 and filed a writ petition seeking a court direction for the passport authority to reissue his passport. The High Court held that it could not issue a direct order for reissue under the …
The High Court considered an anticipatory bail application filed by Aadil Chaudhary in a case involving alleged offences under sections of the BNS and the Passports Act, 1967. The applicant argued he was falsely implicated, noting that his name only appeared in the co-accused Wahab Pradhan's …
The Bombay High Court considered a bail application filed by foreign national Ifeanyi Christian Iyida, accused of offences under the NDPS Act, the Registration of Foreigners Act and the Passports Act in C.R. No.370 of 2024. The prosecution alleged procedural lapses, including an unauthorised …
Petitioner Nirdesh Kumar filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a passport valid for ten years as prescribed under the Passports Act, 1967. Respondents argued that, because the petitioner is involved in a criminal case, only a one‑year passport may be issued, subject to a No Objection …
Sayyad Mohammad Avid was arrested in connection with alleged forgery of documents to obtain two passports and was charged under several sections of the Indian Penal Code and Section 12(1) of the Passports Act. Two FIRs were lodged for the same incident, leading the applicant to claim double …
The petitioner applied for a passport but the Regional Passport Officer in Lucknow did not process the application, citing a pending criminal case against him. The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing the officer to decide the application within a specified period. The Court noted prior …
Santosh Gupta applied for renewal of his passport but the Regional Passport Officer in Lucknow refused to process it, citing a pending criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the issuance of the passport. The Court referred to its earlier decisions in Pawan …
The petitioner, Dharmendra, applied for renewal of his passport (No. P2654380) but the Regional Passport Officer in Lucknow did not process the application, citing a pending criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the officer to renew the passport. The Court …
The petitioner Jitendra applied for re‑issuance of his passport, but the Regional Passport Officer in Lucknow declined to act, citing a pending criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the officer to process his application. The Court referred to its earlier …
Shivam Yadav applied for a passport but the Regional Passport Officer in Lucknow refused to process it, citing a pending criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the authorities to issue the passport without requiring a No‑Objection Certificate, relying on the …
The petitioner, Mohammad Abuzar, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Union of India and the Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow, to re‑issue his passport (No. Y4860160) which had not been processed due to a pending criminal case. The Court noted that, as held in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar …
Gulam Rasul filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Regional Passport Officer, Bareilly, to issue his passport despite a pending criminal case (Cr. No. 0193 of 2024) under various IPC sections. The High Court noted that, per its earlier decision in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar v. Union of …
Petitioner Abdulhanif Abdulrazak Shaikh filed a writ under Article 226 seeking a 10‑year passport renewal, arguing that the GSR Notification 570(E) of 1993 mandates a ten‑year validity when a court permits travel abroad. The Regional Passport Office had issued only a one‑year passport because the …
Hansaben Dahyabhai Pathak applied for a fresh passport of ten‑year validity. The passport authority refused, citing a pending criminal complaint against her. The petitioner relied on GSR Notification 570(E) dated 25‑08‑1993, which permits issuance of passports to persons with pending criminal …
Petitioner Patel Bipinchandra Purshotamdas filed a Special Civil Application under Article 226 of the Constitution and the Passport Act, 1967, seeking a passport valid for ten years. The passport authority had issued a one‑year passport because the trial court order did not specify a validity …
The petitioner, Vinodkumar Shreeprakash Totla, filed a special civil application seeking renewal of his Indian passport for ten years under the Passports Act, 1967. The passport authority had refused renewal, citing an FIR against the petitioner, despite the petitioner having been granted …
Nasimbanu Mohammedazam Narmawla filed a writ petition seeking renewal of her passport for ten years. The Regional Passport Office had refused renewal, citing a pending criminal case (FIR No.1119902220009) despite a stay of proceedings granted by this Court in Special Criminal Application No.5999 of …
Abdul Hameed filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow, and the Judicial Magistrate, Farenda, to re‑issue his passport and NOC, alleging that his application was rejected solely on the basis of a pending criminal case. The High Court referred to its …
Petitioner Mohammad Rashid applied for renewal of passport No. P4039809, but the Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow, failed to issue the passport citing a pending criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the respondents to renew his passport and to decide his …
The petitioner applied for renewal of his passport, but the Regional Passport Officer in Lucknow refused to issue it, citing a pending criminal case against him. The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the officer to issue the passport. The Court referred to its earlier …
The petitioner, Rohit Pal, applied for a passport which the Regional Passport Officer in Lucknow refused to issue on the ground of a pending criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the officer to issue the passport. The Court examined prior authority, noting …
Petitioner Meraj Alam applied for a passport but the Regional Passport Office in Lucknow refused to issue it, citing the pendency of a criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the issuance of the passport. The Court referred to its earlier decision in Pawan …
Avadhesh Kumar applied for a passport but the Regional Passport Office in Lucknow did not issue it, citing a pending criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the RPO to issue the passport and to provide a clear police verification report. The Court referred to …
Arman Husain filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow, to issue him a passport despite a pending criminal case. The court noted that earlier decisions held that mere pendency of criminal proceedings does not justify denial of a passport and that the …
The petitioner applied for a fresh passport, which remained pending since 23 September 2025 because the Regional Passport Officer (RPO) in Bareilly cited a pending criminal case against him. The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing the RPO to decide the application promptly. The Court …
Petitioner Kaushal Kumar applied for a passport but the Regional Passport Officer in Lucknow refused to issue it, citing a pending criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking mandamus to compel the officer to obtain the required report and reissue the passport. The Court referred to …
Anand Pal filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Union of India and the Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow, to issue a fresh passport despite pending criminal cases against him. The petitioner alleged that the passport officer had neither issued the passport nor provided any order, …
The petitioner applied for renewal of his passport, but the Regional Passport Officer in Lucknow refused to issue it on the ground of a pending criminal case against him. The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the respondents to issue the passport. The Court referred to …
The petitioner applied for a passport but the Regional Passport Officer in Lucknow did not issue it, citing a pending criminal case against him. The petitioner sought a mandamus directing the respondents to issue the passport and to decide the application within a fixed period. The Court referred to …
The petitioner applied for renewal of his passport, but the Regional Passport Officer in Lucknow refused to issue it, citing a pending criminal case against him. The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing the officer to re‑issue the passport. The Court referred to its earlier judgment in …
Ankit Kumar applied for a passport which the Regional Passport Office, Lucknow, refused on the ground of a pending criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the respondents to issue the passport. The Court referred to its earlier decision in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar …
The petitioner, Talat Parveen, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Regional Passport Officer, Bareilly, to renew her passport, which had expired on 29 July 2019. The officer had refused renewal on the ground that a criminal case against the petitioner was pending. The Court …
Petitioner Mohammad Babar Khan applied for renewal of passport No. U5477414 for a foreign religious tour, but the Regional Passport Officer, Bareilly, refused to process the application citing pendency of a criminal case against him. The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing the officer to …
The petitioner applied for renewal of his passport (ARN No. 24-2001981466) but the application was pending due to a criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the passport authorities to process the renewal within a short time. The petitioner did not contest the …
The petitioner applied for re‑issuance of his passport, but the Regional Passport Officer in Bareilly declined to process the application on the ground that a criminal case against him was pending. The petitioner filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the passport authorities to process …
The petitioner applied for a fresh passport, but the Regional Passport Officer in Lucknow refused to process the application citing a pending criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the officer to consider his application and issue the passport within a …
Aftab Alam applied for renewal of his passport but the Regional Passport Officer in Lucknow refused to issue it, citing a pending criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the authorities to re‑issue the passport. The Court noted that, as held in Pawan Kumar …
The petitioner, Subhadraben Rasikbhai Patel, whose passport expired on 06.03.2026, filed a writ under Article 226 seeking a ten‑year renewal despite a pending criminal trial. The Regional Passport Office renewed the passport for only one year, relying on GSR Notification 570(E) which provides a …
Petitioner Chhail Bihari filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Regional Passport Officer, Ghaziabad, to renew his passport, which had been withheld on the ground of a pending criminal case. The Court noted that, per its earlier decision in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar (2024), the mere …
Ekabal Ahamad applied for a passport but the Regional Passport Office in Lucknow refused to issue it, citing the pendency of a criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a fresh passport, alleging irreparable loss if denied. The Court referred to its earlier decision in Pawan Kumar …
The petitioner, Shyam Sundar Yadav, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the Union of India and the Regional Passport Officer, Varanasi, to issue a police verification certificate and passport despite a pending criminal case (Case Crime No. 131 of 2025). The respondent had refused to …
The petitioner, Asif, applied for a passport which the Regional Passport Office, Bareilly, refused to process on the ground of a pending criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the passport authorities to issue the passport, alleging irreparable loss. The …
Anand Kumar Sharma applied for a passport but the Regional Passport Office in Lucknow refused to process it, citing a pending criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the authorities to issue the passport. The Court noted earlier judgments that mere pendency …
The petitioner applied for renewal of passport No.L9568534, but the Regional Passport Officer in Lucknow refused to process the application citing a pending criminal case against him. The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing the officer to consider his claim and re‑issue the passport. The …
The petitioner sought a writ of mandamus directing the Regional Passport Office to call for the report from the investigating authority and issue a passport despite a pending criminal case. The Court noted that, per its earlier decision in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar v. Union of India, mere pendency of …
The petitioner applied for renewal of passport No. P6937931, but the Regional Passport Office in Lucknow refused to process it citing pendency of a criminal case against him. He filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the respondents to renew his passport and to consider his …
Petitioner Kamlesh Kumar Halani applied for renewal of his passport, which was due to expire on 10-05-2026, but the passport authority refused on the ground of two pending FIRs. The petitioner argued that under GSR Notification 570(E) the authority must renew the passport for ten years and that the …
Maheshkumar Mangaldas Prabhakar filed a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution and the Passports Act seeking a ten‑year passport renewal after his earlier passport expired. The Regional Passport Officer refused renewal, citing a pending criminal case and the absence of a specific period in …
The petitioner, KaushikSinh Bipinchandra Rajput, filed a Special Civil Application under Article 226 of the Constitution and the Passports Act seeking a ten‑year passport renewal after his earlier passport expired. The Regional Passport Officer refused renewal, citing a pending criminal case and the …
Petitioner Kamlesh Kumar Ramanlal Trivedi, who has a pending criminal case, applied for a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) required for a US immigrant visa. The passport authority refused the PCC on 30‑06‑2025, citing the pending case. The petitioner filed a special civil application under …
Mayank Girishbhai Shah, who is on bail in an NDPS trial, applied to renew his passport that was due to expire on 13‑08‑2025. The trial court partially allowed the renewal but imposed a condition that Shah could not leave India without further court permission. The Regional Passport Officer refused …
The petitioner, born Pratham Sanjay Kantilal Patel, was adopted by a relative in 2006 and the adoption was cancelled in 2017, after which his biological father resumed custody. The petitioner applied to the Regional Passport Officer for a fresh passport reflecting his correct name, Pratham …
The appellant (accused No.2) was convicted under IPC s.420 and the Passports Act for allegedly facilitating the illegal issuance of a second passport to accused No.1, who already possessed a passport. The prosecution relied on the testimony of three witnesses, including a hostile employee and a …
The appellants, a married couple, obtained a passport for their minor child allegedly without the husband’s genuine consent, leading the husband to file a complaint alleging forgery of his signature and cheating. The trial magistrate ordered further investigation, resulting in a supplementary …
The Supreme Court examined a batch of petitions challenging the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Examination Byelaws, particularly their restrictions on correcting or changing names and dates of birth in certificates. It held that the Byelaws, framed by a body that functions as a State …
The Supreme Court considered the Union of India's demand that telecom service providers (TSPs) pay Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues as determined in earlier judgments, while several TSPs were under insolvency proceedings. The Court examined whether spectrum, a natural resource licensed under the …
The petitioners, convicted under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) and sentenced to death, sought commutation of their sentences under Article 72 of the Constitution. After a delay of about eight years in deciding the mercy petition, they argued that the delay itself …
Monica Bedi and four co‑accused were convicted under the Indian Penal Code (sections 120‑B, 419, 420) and the Prevention of Corruption Act for a conspiracy to obtain a passport in an assumed name. Bedi argued that her conviction violated Article 20(2) of the Constitution because she had already been …
The case concerns the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi by a human bomb at Sriperumbudur on May 21, 1991, orchestrated by the LTTE. The Supreme Court heard appeals from 26 accused convicted by a Designated Court under TADA and IPC, along with a death reference. The Court …
