IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 6TH DECEMBER 2010 / 15TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 36076 of 2010(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER : -------------------- BAIJU, S/O.K.SIVANUNNI, HOUSE NO.12/12, SIVALAYAM, NEDUNGODE, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SMT.P.K.RADHIKA RESPONDENT : ---------------------- THE PASSPORT OFFICER, PASSPORT OFFICE, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN, ASG THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 36076 OF 2010 ===================== Dated this the 6th day of December, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner has approached this Court complaining that the respondent has declined to issue him a passport. From the pleadings, it is obvious that the petitioner is an accused in CC No.112/08 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Chittoor, Palakkad District. Obviously, in view of the provisions contained in Section 6(2)(f) of the Passports Act, 1967, petitioner is ineligible to be issued a passport. However, the Government of India have issued G.S.R.No.570(E) dated 25/8/93 enabling a person like the petitioner to apply to the Court concerned, obtain an order enabling the issuance of the passport and approach the respondent for issuing the passport. The said order has been taken note of by this Court in Asok Kumar v. State of Kerala (2009(2) KLT 712). Counsel for the petitioner now submits that the petitioner has already filed Crl.M.P.No.9403/10 before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Chittoor. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing that on the production of a copy WPC No. 36076/10 :2 : of this judgment, the learned Magistrate Court will consider the application expeditiously and orders thereon will be passed. It is directed that once orders are passed and if the order is in favour of the petitioner, it will be open to the petitioner to produce the same before the respondent, who shall thereupon take appropriate action in the matter. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp