IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 5TH AUGUST 2008 / 14TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 21206 of 2008(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.S.UNNIKRISHNAN, S/O.SREEDHARAN, KANNANKERAN HOUSE, THAMZANKADAVU PO., THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, PANAMPILLY NAGAR, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-11. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE/AUTHORISED OFFICER, COCHIN PASSPORT OFFICE, DISTRICT PASSPORT CELL, OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.A.D.RAVENDRA PRASAD, CGC FOR R1 SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ASST.SOLICITOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ================== W.P(C)No. 21206 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 5th day of August, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner complains of non-issue of a passport, for which the petitioner has applied before the 1st respondent. A statement has been filed on behalf of the 1st respondent to the effect that as per the police verification reports received by the 1st respondent, criminal cases are still pending against the petitioner. When the matter came up on 25.7.2008, the petitioner sought for a weeks time to get instructions on the statement filed. Today when the case was taken up, there is no representation for the petitioner. In so far as, the police has not given a clear verification report in respect of the petitioner and in so far as, as per the police verification report, criminal cases are pending against the petitioner, I do not think that, I can direct the 1st respondent to issue passport to the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs