IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 17505 of 2009 Date of Decision: 17.3.2010 London Borough of Ealing, Ealing Council ....Petitioner. Versus The Union of India and others ...Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL. PRESENT: Mr. Anil Malhotra, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Anjali Kukar, Advocate for respondents No.1 to 3. AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. In this petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondents No.1 to 3 to grant emergency travel documents under Section 4 (2) of the Passports Act, 1967 read with Rules 3 and 4 of the Passport Rules, 1980 to minor Gurinderjit Singh, an abandoned Indian National, currently under its care. Learned counsel for the petitioner has produced a photo copy of the emergency certificate dated 5.3.2010 issued by the Government of India which is valid up to 4.5.2010 and a letter dated 16.3.2010 addressed to Mr. Nangia, 2nd Secretary, High Commission of India, India House, Aldwych, London WC2B 4NA. The same are taken on record. CWP No. 17505 of 2009 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the child shall be produced before the Guardian Judge, Dasuya, on the date fixed there. He further states that in view of the above, the present writ petition has been rendered infructuous and may be disposed of as such. Disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. March 17, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) gbs JUDGE