IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 17TH JULY 2008 / 26TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 21479 of 2008(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ C.S. DHANESH, S/O SHANMUGHAN, CHEVIDANKULAVAN HOUSE, THALIKULAM P.O. , THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, PANAMPILLY NAGAR, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI -11. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE/AUTHORISED OFFICER, KOCHIN PASSPORT OFFICE, DISTRICT PASSPORT CELL, OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THRISSUR. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VALAPPAD. BY ADV. SRI.ALEX VARGHESE, CGC FOR R1 SRI. P. PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ASST. SOLICITOR GENERAL. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 21479 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 17th July, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner claims to be an activist of 'Yuva Morcha', a youth wing of the Bharathiya Janatha Party, one of the prominent political parties in the country. In some of the agitations sponsored by the B.J.P., the petitioner is also stated to have participated, in respect of which some criminal cases have been charged against him. The petitioner now wants to go abroad. Therefore, he filed an application for a passport before the 1st respondent. However, in view of the police verification report in which the criminal cases pending are mentioned, the 1st respondent is not issuing the passport. According to the petitioner, even when criminal cases are pending, as per notification No. G.S.R. 411[E] dated 15-9-1972, such application for passport can be considered if the petitioner furnishes an order from the criminal court to enable him to get the passport. The petitioner now apprehends that before he can obtain and submit orders from the criminal court, his application may be rejected by the 1st respondent. The petitioner therefore seeks a direction to the 1st respondent not to reject the application pending production of the order from the criminal court in accordance with the said notification. 2. Having heard the Central Government counsel appearing for the 1st respondent as also the Government Pleader appearing for respondents 2 and 3, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent not to reject the petitioner's application for passport for a period of three months within which time the petitioner shall obtain orders from the criminal court and produce the same before the 1st respondent. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge.