IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 16TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 25TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 34396 of 2010(Y) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- WILSON MATHEW, S/O. CHACKO MATHEW, MEDUMKALLEL HOUSE, KELAKAM.P.O., KANNUR DIST. BY ADVS. SRI.P.NARAYANAN, SMT.M.R.JAYALATHA, SRI.M.C.RATNAKARAN. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- THE PASSPORT OFFICER, PASSPORT OFFICE, BYE PASS ROAD, ERANHIPALAM.P.O., KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI. T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN, ASST.S.G. OF INDIA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 34396 OF 2010 ===================== Dated this the 16th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner submits that he was initially issued a passport, which he lost irretrievably. Thereafter, on 12/8/2010, he made an application for a fresh passport. On making such application, the 1st respondent issued him Ext.P4 requiring the petitioner to furnish the passport issued to him from Passport Office, Bangalore in 1995. Thereupon he filed Ext.P5 affidavit affirming that he had not applied for any such passport nor was he issued any such passport. Despite Ext.P5 affidavit, there has not been any further progress on his application dated 12/8/2010. It is in these circumstances, the writ petition has been filed for a direction to the respondents to issue passport as sought for by him. 2. As already seen, it is the definite case of the petitioner that he had not applied or obtained any passport from Bangalore. This assertion of the petitioner is reiterated in Ext.P5 affidavit filed by him also. Now that the petitioner has made such a positive assertion before the respondent, it is for the respondent to take necessary action on the passport application made by the WPC No. 34396/10 :2 : petitioner. Therefore, writ petition is disposed of directing that the respondent shall take further action on the application dated 12/8/2010 made by the petitioner for passport. It is clarified that it will be open to the respondent also to make enquiries about the allegation in Ext.P5. Orders on the application for passport made by the petitioner shall be passed at any rate within 4 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp