WP(C) 5783/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE N. KOTISWAR SINGH Heard Mr. R.C. Saikia, learned counsel of the petitioner as Mr. H. Rahma n, learned counsel appearing for the respondent Nos. 1 to 5. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner had approached the Re gional Passport Office for issuing passport for himself and for his wife for vis iting Mecca. The passport authority after making necessary enquiry has issued p assports in respect of his wife and son by letters dated 19.10.2011 and 27.09.20 11. However, the petitioner has not been issued the passport. It is stated by th e passport authority that the petitioner could not be issued passport in absence of the final report/police verification. The petitioner has filed the instant writ petition seeking a direction for the a uthority to take necessary steps for issuing the passport. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, I am of the considere d opinion that the present writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the respondents to carry out the necessary police verification as required un der the law and submit the same before the passport authority, i.e. the responde nt No. 6. Necessary exercise shall be carried out within a period of two months from today by the concerned respondents and furnish the report to the passport a uthority, considering the fact that the petitioner is an aged person who is desi rous of visiting Mecca on a pilgrimage. With the above directions, writ petition is disposed of.