FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3363 OF 2011 "Shaikh Khaja s/o. Amir Patel Vs. Union of India and others." Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's Orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. 1 Mr. Shermahmed K. Shaikh, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. V.H. Dighe, AGP for respondent No.3. Mr. Alok Sharma, ASG for respondent nos. 1 and 2. CORAM :- B.R. GAVAI & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATE :- 14TH OCTOBER, 2011. PER COURT :- 1] Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. 2] Petitioner has approached this court for a direction to the respondent Nos. 1 and 2, to issue Passport to him. 3] The passport is denied to the petitioner on the ground that he is involved in Crime No. 16 of 1985. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner has been acquitted in the said crime. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that though an attempt has been made by the petitioner to obtain an order of acquittal, he could not get the same, as record is not available. 4] We find that the crime is of the year 1985. It also FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3363 OF 2011 "Shaikh Khaja s/o. Amir Patel Vs. Union of India and others." Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's Orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. 2 pertains to a private dispute between the petitioner and his neighbours. The petitioner is seeking passport so that he can go for a Huj Pilgrimage. From the communication addressed by the Assistant Police Inspector, Police Station, Chikhalthana, dated 12th October, 2011, it cannot be said that the petitioner's activities are of such nature, that he should be branded as a criminal. 5] In that view of the matter, we are inclined to allow the petition. Rule is made absolute by directing the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to issue passport to the petitioner, within 15 days from today. 6] An authenticated copy of this order be given to the learned ASG to act upon. [M.T. JOSHI,J.] [B.R. GAVAI, J.] grt/-