WP No. 23506 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 23-06-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ WP No.23506 of 2026 Santhosh Maripalli ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport office, Chennai, Royala Towers no 2 and 3, IV Floor, Old No 785 New No 158, Anna Salai chennai 600 002. 2. The Inspector of police K-4 Anna Nagar Police station, Anna nagar, Chennai 600 040 ..Respondent(s) PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue Writ of Mandamus, directing 1st Respondent to decide the application dated 16.01.2025 in File No. MA 2077309438325 submitted by the petitioner for renewal / re-issuance of passport within time period fixed by the Honble Court and pass For Petitioner(s): Ms. C. Harini For Respondent(s): Mr. K.Shanmuganathan, CGC for R1 and Mr. Durai Gunasekaran, GA(Crl.Side), for R2. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 23506 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 ORDER The present writ petition has been filed for a direction to 1st Respondent to decide petitioner’s application dated 16.01.2025 in File No. MA for renewal / re-issuance of passport, within time framed to be fixed by this Court. 2. At the outset, it was submitted by learned Central Government Counsel for first respondent that they would consider petitioner’s application dated 16.01.2026 and pass appropriate orders, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court, which was agreed to by learned counsel for petitioner. 3. In view thereof, there shall be a direction to first respondent, to consider petitioner’s application dated 16.01.2026 on its own merits and renew/reissue passport, in accordance with law, after affording reasonable opportunity of hearing to petitioner, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any views with regard to the merits of the case. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 23506 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 4. Accordingly, writ petition stands disposed of. There will be no order as to costs. 23-06-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No MRN To 1. The Regional passport officer Regional Passport Office, Chennai, Royala Towers no 2 and 3, IV Floor, Old No 785 New No 158, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002. 2. The Inspector of Police K-4 Anna Nagar Police Station, Anna Nagar, Chennai 600 040 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 23506 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 MOHAMMED SHAFFIQ, J. MRN WP No.23506 of 2026 23-06-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis