IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.36816 OF 2017 (GM-PASS) BETWEEN:
SMT. ANITHA SATHISH KARKERA, AGED 35 YEARS, W/O SATHISH L. KARKERA, RESIDING AT DOOR NO.7-30, VEERAMMA COMPOUND, BIKARNAKATTE, KANDETTU, MANGALURU, D.K.
(BY SRI. P.P. HEGDE, ADV.) AND:
… PETITIONER 1. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, 80 FEET ROAD, 8TH BLOCK, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU – 560095.
2. PASSPORT SEVA KENDRA MANGALURU, NO.25/1A, PRAKASH BEEDI COMPOUND, NAVABHARATH CIRCLE, KODIALBAIL, MANGALURU – 575003. REPRESENTED BY ITS REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SANJAY NAIR, CGC FOR R-1; R2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT RESPONDENTS TO ISSUE PASSPORT TO THE PETITIONER IN PURSUANCE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENTS AT ANNEXURE-B AND ETC.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER In this petition, the petitioner inter alia seeks for a writ of mandamus to direct respondents to issue passport to the petitioner in pursuance of acknowledgment issued by the respondents at Annexure-B.
2. On perusal of the record, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a liberty to the petitioner that in case a representation with regard to his grievance is made to the competent authority within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today, the same shall be decided by the competent authority in accordance with law by a speaking order within a period of four months from the date of receipt of such a representation.
3. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
With the aforesaid liberty, the petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE Mds/-