IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2009 / 21ST PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 6953 of 2009(L) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ ASHMI (MINOR, AGED 7 YEARS), RESIDING AT KUZHIKANDATHIL HOUSE, P.O.PULLUT, CHAPPARA, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, REP.BY HER MOTHER, SEENA K.A., D/O. ALI, R/AT KUZHIKANDATHIL HOUSE, P.O.PULLUT, CHAPPARA, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN SRI.RAFEEK. V.K. SRI.RAJAN VELLOTH SRI.SAIJO HASSAN SRI.A.S.SABU SRI.PRATHAP PILLAI RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI. ADV. SRI.SUNNY XAVIER, ACGSC FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC,J. ----------------------- W.P.(C).No.6953 OF 2009 ------------------------ Dated this the 12th day of March, 2009. JUDGMENT Petitioner submits that she is the daughter of Sri. Abdul Shihad, who was married Smt. Seena K.A, her mother. It is stated that in accordance with the personal law that is applicable, her father divorced her mother. Subsequently, her mother applied for a passport for the petitioner but however that application was rejected by the respondent with an endorsement on the application that the order for divorce is required to be produced. This writ petition is filed praying that the respondent be directed to accept the application for passport and issue passport under the Tatkal scheme. 2. I heard the counsel for the petitioner and the standing counsel for the respondent. According to the Standing counsel the endorsement on the application to WP(c).No.6953/09 /2/ the aforesaid effect was made, for the reason that order in the divorce proceedings were not attached to the application and still they are willing to reconsider the application in the light of Ext.P6, the affidavit filed by the mother. Therefore recording the aforesaid submission and directing that it will be open to the petitioner to submit an application for passport, in which case orders shall be passed, writ petition is disposed. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/ WP(c).No.6953/09 /2/