Serial No. 15 REGULAR CAUSE LIST HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR CCP(S) 467/2024 In WP(C) 3198/2023 Abdul Rashid Mir. …Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. M. A. Wani, Advocate. Vs. Davinder Kumar & Anr. ...Respondent(s) Through: Ms. Shagufta Maqbool, Advocate vice Mr. T. M. Shamsi, DSGI for R-1. Ms. Nadiya Abdullah, Assisting Counsel vice Mr. Mohsin S. Qadri, Sr. AAG for R-2. CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, Judge. ORDER 28.10.2025 01. The instant contempt petition arises out of an order dated 13th December, 2023 passed by this Court in writ petition bearing WP(C) No. 3198/2023 by virtue of which the writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the application for issuance of passport in favour of the petitioner within a period of thirty days from the date of passing of the said order. 02. Since the aforesaid order was not complied with, the petitioner preferred the instant contempt petition. 03. Ms. Nadiya Abdullah, learned Assisting Counsel appearing vice Mr. Mohsin S. Qadri, learned Senior Additional Advocate General submits that she has already prepared the compliance report, however, same could not be filed before the Registry. 04. Ms. Nadiya Abdullah, learned Assisting Counsel appearing vice Mr. Mohsin S. Qadri, learned Senior Additional Advocate General has produced the copy of the compliance report before this Court, which is taken on record. 05. From perusal of the stand taken by the respondent No. 2 in the compliance report, it transpires that the passport case of the petitioner has already been disposed of as “clear” and the report stands forwarded to the Regional Passport Officer, Srinagar for further necessary action vide CID Hqr Letter No. CID/Final/010100 dated 24th January, 2023. 06. In the light of the stand taken by the respondent No. 2 in the compliance report and also in the light of the police verification report, now it is for the respondent No. 1- Passport Officer, Srinagar to process the case of the petitioner for issuance of passport. 07. Ms. Shagufta Maqbool, learned counsel appearing vice Mr. T. M. Shamsi, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India representing the respondent No. 1 assures this Court that since the police verification has already been done and respondent No. 2 has already given the No Objection for issuance of passport, the same shall be issued in favour of the petitioner in accordance with law, provided there is no other legal impediment. 08. In the light of the assurance extended by the learned counsel for the respondent No. 1, no fruitful purpose would be achieved by keeping the instant contempt petition pending as the order/judgment stands complied with, as such, the instant the contempt petition is disposed of. (Wasim Sadiq Nargal) Judge SRINAGAR: 28.10.2025 “HAMID”