IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH OCTOBER 2010 / 28TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 31998 of 2010(Y) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- BRUNO PERRET, AGED 42 YEARS, S/O. JACQUES PERRET, FRENCH NATIONAL, NOW RESIDING AT SAKTHI BHAVAN, ATTAPALAM P.O., KUMILY, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.S.PRAVEEN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ FOREIGNERS REGISTRATION OFFICER, (SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, IDUKKI DISTRICT), PIN-685 603. BY ADV. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.31998 of 2010 (Y) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 20th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T Prayer sought in this writ petition is to direct the respondent to issue NOC to the petitioner enabling him to visit his parents in France by leaving India on 19/11/2010. 2. The petitioner states that he is a French National, and that since 1991 is residing in India with his family. It is stated that his aged parents are in France and that he would like to go to France to visit them. Ext.P3 is stated to be the confirmed air-ticket enabling the petitioner to travel on 19/11/2010. According to the petitioner, on 08/10/2010, he made an application to the respondent requesting for his NOC to leave India. However, in view of the pendency of CC No.208/2008 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Peerumedu, the respondent is not issuing NOC to the petitioner. 3. The petitioner has invited my attention to Ext.P4, a judgment of this Court in WP(C) No.32698/2008 rendered on 12/11/2008, which was filed by the petitioner, when in 2008 orders were not passed by the respondent enabling him to travel outside WP(C) No.31998/2010 -2- the country. In that judgment, considering similar set of facts, this Court directed the respondent to pass orders granting permission to the petitioner to leave the Country for the purpose as sought for by him. 4. Thus, on an earlier occasion, this Court has by Ext.P4 judgment directed the respondent to pass orders granting NOC to the petitioner enabling him to travel to his native Country to visit his aged parents, and accordingly, NOC was also granted. Now that the petitioner seeks permission on the identical circumstances, there cannot be any objection for the respondent to pass orders as already directed in Ext.P4 judgment. Accordingly, this writ petition will stand disposed of directing the respondent to pass orders on the application dated 08/10/2010 made by the petitioner granting permission to him to leave the Country for the purpose as sought for by him, in terms of Clause 5 of the Foreigners Order, 1948. This shall be done by the respondent as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within seven days of production of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg