IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE WRIT PETITION NO.36222 OF 2018 (GM-PASS) BETWEEN:
SRI. ANJANAPPA S/O PILLAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS No.55, KEMPEGOWDA MAIN ROAD DASARAHALLI, BANGALORE NORTH BANGALORE-560024.
(BY MR. NAVEEN J.N. ADV.) AND:
1. THE UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS JAWAHARLAL NEHRU BHAVAN NO 23D, MOULANA AZAD ROAD NEW DELHI-110011.
2. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE 80 FEET ROAD, 8TH BLOCK KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560095 … PETITIONER REP. BY THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER.
… RESPONDENTS (BY MR. C. SHASHIKANTH, CGC FOR R1 AND R2) - - -
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO ISSUE PASSPORT TO THE PETITIONER TO VISIT 'AKKA' SAMMELANA AT DALLAS SCHEDULED BETWEEN 31ST AUGUST 2018 TO 2ND SEPTEMBER 2018 BY CONSIDERING HIS ONLINE APPLICATION MARKED AT ANNEXURE-E TO THE W.P. & ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER In this petition, the petitioner is seeking for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to issue passport to the petitioner to visit ‘AKKA’ Sammelana at Dallas scheduled between 31ST August 2018 to 2nd September 2018 by considering his online application marked at Annexure-E to the writ petition.
2. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner that in case a representation with regard to his grievance raised in the petition is made to the competent authority, the same shall be decided by the competent authority within a period of four months from the date of receipt of such a representation. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
Accordingly, the petition is disposed.
Sd/- JUDGE SS