WP No. 25939 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 17-07-2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH WP No. 25939 of 2025 1. Gunasekar Subramaniyan S/o. Subramaniyan, No. 99/A, Periyar Nagar, 3rd Street, Ariyalur 621 704 , Ariyalur District Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Regional Passport Officer Regional Passport Office, New Municipal Complex, Thillai Nagar, 7th Cross, Tiruchirappalli 620 018 2.The Inspector Of Police Ariyalur Police Station, Ariyalur And Post, Ariyalur District Respondent(s) PRAYER Writ petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for the issuance of writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to consider the application in https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 25939 of 2025 TR 1065011139825 dated 12/06/2025 for the issuance of the Passport not withstanding the pendency of case in Crime No. 103/2019 on the file of the 2nd respondent and pass orders. For Petitioner(s): Mr.S.Kamadevan For Respondent(s): Mr.K.Gangadaran Central Government Standing counsel for R1 Mr.V.Meganathan Government Advocate[Crl. Side] for R2 ORDER This writ petition has been filed for the issue of writ of Mandamus directing the 1 st respondent to deal with the application submitted by the petitioner on 12.06.2025 wherein the petitioner is seeking for issuance of passport in the name of the petitioner. 2. Heard Mr.S.Kamadevan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.K.Gangadaran, learned Central Government Standing counsel for 1 st respondent and Mr.V.Meganathan, learned Government Advocate[Crl. Side] for 2 nd respondent. 3. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the 2 nd respondent submitted that FIR came to be registered in Crime No.103 of 2019 against the https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 25939 of 2025 petitioner and investigation has been completed and the police report is yet to be filed before the concerned Court. 4. The 1 st respondent is not processing the application submitted by the petitioner only on the ground that there is an FIR pending against the petitioner. The pendency of the FIR against the petitioner cannot be a ground to deny the issuance of passport to the petitioner. The law on this issue is now too well settled. 5. In view of the above, there shall be a direction to the 1 st respondent to deal with the application submitted by the petitioner on 12.06.2025 and issue the passport in the name of the petitioner, if the petitioner has satisfied all the other requirements. This process shall be completed within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. This writ petition is disposed of with the above directions. No costs. 17-07-2025 rka Index:Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Internet:Yes/No Neutral Citation:Yes/No https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 25939 of 2025 To 1.The Regional Passport Officer Regional Passport Office, New Municipal Complex, Thillai Nagar, 7th Cross, Tiruchirappalli 620 018 2.The Inspector Of Police Ariyalur Police Station, Ariyalur And Post, Ariyalur District https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 25939 of 2025 N.ANAND VENKATESH J. rka WP No. 25939 of 2025 17-07-2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis