IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 12TH JUNE 2008 / 22ND JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 7051 of 2008(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- PATTIKKADAN ABDUL SALAM, S/O.LATE BEERAN HAJI, MADASSERY HOUSE, VANIYAMBALAM P.O., (VANDOOR POLICE STATION LIMIT). BY ADV. SRI.C.P.MOHAMMED NIAS RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE PASSPORT OFFICER, KOZHIKODE. 2. THE PASSPORT OFFICER, MALAPPURAM. 3. M.SAHEEDHA, D/O.K.V.KUNHAMMAD KOYA, `AYSHAS', NEAR MUSJID RAHMA, P.O.KALLAI, PANNIYANKARA AMSOM, KOZHIKODE TALUK, (PANNIYANKARA POLICE STATION LIMIT). BY ADV. SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR,ASST.SOLICITOR FOR R1 & R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.7051 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner and the 3rd respondent are man and wife. The marriage has broken down. There are proceedings between them before the Family Court. They have two children. One of them is a minor. The petitioner now wants a passport for the minor child to enable the petitioner to take the child with him abroad where the petitioner is employed. Originally the application for passport was rejected on account of the some discrepancies in the application. In this respect the petitioner has filed Ext.P4 representation before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner now seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Asst. Solicitor General appearing for respondents 1 and 2. There is no appearance on behalf of the 3rd respondent in spite of service of notice. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider W.P.(c)No0.7051/08 2 and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P4 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd