[2025:RJ-JP:47483] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 17160/2025 Ashwani Soni S/o Shri Ripudaman Soni, Aged About 43 Years, R/o T-380, Block-20,rangoli Gardens, Vaishali Nagar, Panchyawala, Jaipur-302034. ----Petitioner Versus 1. Union Of India, Through Secretary, Ministry Of External Affairs, South Block, New Delhi-110011. 2. The Regional Passport Officer, Passport Office Jaipur, Govt. Of India, Ministry Of External Affairs, Jaipur, Rajasthan -302001. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Navdeeep Singh with Ms. Bhuvaneshwari and Ms. Karishma Pareek For Respondent(s) : Mr. Bharat Vyas, Sr. Adv., ASG through Video Conferencing assisted by Mr. Avtansh Bana HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP TANEJA Order 24/11/2025 1. The S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.7894/2025, earlier filed by the petitioner, was decided on 22.05.2025 with following orders:- “After arguing at length, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to file appeal under Section 11 of the Passports Act, 1967 against order dated 02.05.2025 of passport impounding of petitioner. Accordingly, the instant writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty, as prayed for. Petitioner is permitted to file appeal under Section 11 of the Passports Act, 1967 before the appellate authority. [2025:RJ-JP:47483] (2 of 2) [CW-17160/2025] If any appeal is filed by the petitioner against the order dated 02.05.2025, appellate authority is directed to decide the same at the earliest, preferably within a period of 45 days from the date of filing of appeal.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that despite the direction of this Court, the appeal filed by the petitioner has not been decided within the prescribed time of 45 days. 3. Mr. Bharat Vyas, learned Additional Solicitor General prays that further period of 30 days time may be granted to the appellant authority to decide the appeal. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has no objection to the prayer made by learned Additional Solicitor General. 5. In view of the above, appellate authority is directed to decide the appeal filed by the petitioner within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 6. With the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. 7. All pending applications also stands disposed. (SANDEEP TANEJA),J Keshav/21