W.P.No.32349 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 28.08.2025 CORAM : THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.32349 of 2025 J.Eajas Ahmed .. Petitioner v. 1. The Regional Passport Officer Regional Passport Office 3, IV Floor, Old No.785, New No.158 Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002 2. State rep by Inspector of Police Vellore North Police Station Vellore District .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the 1st respondent to consider the application for passport and subsequently direct the 1st respondent to issue the passport to the petitioner based on the settled position of law. For Petitioner :: Mr.V.Mohan For Respondents :: Mr.S.Pavesh Kannan Central Government Counsel for R1 Mr.V.Meganathan Government Advocate (Crl.Side) for R2 ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.32349 of 2025 ORDER This writ petition has been filed for issuance of a mandamus to the first respondent to deal with the application submitted by the petitioner seeking for issuance of passport. 2. The learned Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the second respondent submitted that the name of the petitioner was added as an accused in Crime No.2174 of 2020 and ultimately, the referred charge sheet was filed on 31.12.2020 before the jurisdictional Court. Apart from this case, there is no other criminal case pending against the petitioner. 3.Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and the materials placed before this Court, there shall be a direction to the first respondent to deal with the application submitted by the petitioner seeking for issuance of passport and issue the passport, 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. 4. This writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. No costs. ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.32349 of 2025 Index : yes/no 28.08.2025 Neutral citation : yes/no ss To 1. The Regional Passport Officer Regional Passport Office 3, IV Floor, Old No.785, New No.158 Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002 2. The Inspector of Police Vellore North Police Station Vellore District ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.32349 of 2025 N.ANAND VENKATESH,J. ss W.P.No.32349 of 2025 28.08.2025 ____________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis