IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI THURSDAY, THE 6TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 15TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 28076 of 2008(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- KASHEER MUHAMMED, PUTHAN PURAKKAL HOUSE, MUDUVANNA.P.O, PAYYOLI VIA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.R.SIVAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (RURAL), PUTHUPPANAM.P.O, VATAKARA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PAYYOLI POLICE STATION, PAYYOLI. 3. THE UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY THE PASSPORT OFFICER, PASSPORT OFFICE, ERANHIPPALAM, KOZHIKODE-6. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.N SANTHOSH SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR FOR R3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.28076 of 2008 -------------------------- Dated this the 6th November, 2008 J U D G M E N T This writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents to issue a duplicate copy of the passport sought for by the petitioner in the light of the fact that one of the pages in the passport originally issued was damaged. I take note of the several interim orders passed by this Court and it seems that passport has now been issued on 16.10.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there has been unjustified delay on the part of the respondents in issuing a passport. In my view, since the passport has now been issued, I do not propose to go into that aspect in this writ petition. The writ petition is closed, without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to pursue any action arising from the delay in issuing the passport. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma 2 3