IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.26407 OF 2019 (GM-PASS) BETWEEN:
MR KIRAN SREEKANTA S/O SREEKANTA S AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS NO.209M, BLOCK-1 AISHWARAYASPENDOR APARTMENT 24TH MAIN J P NAGAR, 6TH PHASE PUTTENAHALLI, BENGALURU – 560 078. ... PETITIONER (BY SRI. MADANGOUDA N. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAHAMATHULLA KOTHWAL , ADVOCATE) AND :
1. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS CPV DIVISION, PATIALA HOUSE INDIA GATE, NEW DELHI DELHI – 110 001 REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY.
2. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER PASS PORT SEVA KENDRA 8TH BLOCK, 80 FEET ROAD KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU KARNATAKA – 560 095.
... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI PRADEEP SINGH, SR. CGC) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER PASS PORT SEVA KENDRA TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 24.01.2019, VIDE ANENXURE-D AND AS PER THE REQUEST OF THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITY "ISSUE NO OBJECTION" AND DIRECT THE R-2 TO RE-ISSUE THE PASSPORT OF THE PETITIONER.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER Sri.Madangouda N. Patil, learned counsel for Sri Rahamathulla Kothwal, learned counsel for the petitioner.
Sri. Pradeep Singh, learned Senior Central Government Counsel for the respondents.
2. The petition is admitted for hearing. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the same is heard finally.
3. In this petition, the petitioner inter alia seeks for a direction to respondent No.2 to consider the representation submitted by the petitioner dated 24.01.2019 vide Annexure-D.
4. When the matter was taken up today, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider the representation dated 24.01.2019 submitted by the petitioner in accordance with law.
5. On the other hand, learned Senior Central Government Counsel for the respondents submitted that the representation submitted by the petitioner shall be dealt with in accordance with law, if not already decided.
6. In view of the submissions made and in the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the representation submitted by the petitioner, if not already decided, in accordance with law by a speaking order within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order passed today.
7. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the case.
Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE SA