IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 18TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 29685 of 2011(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- UNNIKRISHNA PILLAI, S/O.PARAMESWARA KURUP, GEETHA BHAVANAM, ANAYADI P.O., SOORANAD NORTH, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.B.MOHANLAL SRI.T.PRASAD RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, SOORANAD POLICE STATION, SOORANAD P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, KAITHAMUKKU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-1. R1 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.RAJESH VIJAYAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: AV WPC.NO.29685/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS : EXHIBIT P1 : COPY OF THE PHOTOCOPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE ABOVE PASSPORT NO.V-658026 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 16-01-1996. EXHIBIT P2 : COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE PASSPORT NO.G-8454034 ISSUED FROM THANE DATED 21-4-2008. EXHIBIT P3 : COPY OF THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT OF THE PETITIONER ISSUED FROM EMBASSY OF KUWAIT TO THE POST OF ELECTRICIAN. EXHIBIT P4 : COPY OF THE RECEIPT DATED 17-10-2011 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P5 : COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 18-10-2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P6 : COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 25-10-2011 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P7 : COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 25-10-2011 ISSUED BY THE WARD MEMBER OF SOORANAD NORTH GRAMA PANCHAYATH TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P8 : COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A TO JUDGE AV N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, J. -------------------------------- W.P.(C). No.29685 of 2011 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of November 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner contends that his passport was lost. When he applied for a fresh passport, the authorities insisted that copy of the FIR disclosing the factum of loss of passport should be produced. Petitioner hence approached this Court to direct the Police Officer to register the FIR. Without a cognizable offence having been disclosed, it may not be possible for the police to register FIR. At the same time, based on Ext.P6 complaint, police has to make an enquiry, after entering the same in the petition register or other register concerned and when the petitioner applies for a copy of the same, it has to be given to the petitioner. If such a copy is produced, the authorities will consider whether it will satisfy the compliance of the condition mentioned in Rule 7 of the Passport Information Booklet Rules. This writ petition is disposed of accordingly. N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, J UDGE. Jvt