CWP No.9703 of 2009.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.9703 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 25.08.2010 **** Kishwar . . . . Petitioner VS. Union of India & Ors. . . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Mr. Mohd. Salim, Advocate for the petitioner Dr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Asstt. Solicitor General with Ms. KK Kahlon, Advocate for the UOI Mr. H.S. Brar, Addl. AG Punjab for respondents No.2 & 3 ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner, who is an Indian citizen, got married to a Pakistani citizen and a female child was born out of their wedlock. The petitioner also got issued a Pakistani passport in her name. It is alleged that the petitioner was thereafter divorced by her Pakistani husband, namely, Mohd. Akram and she had to return to India along with her minor daughter who is a Pakistani citizen by birth. The petitioner applied for Long Term Visa (LTV) for her minor daughter before CWP No.9703 of 2009.doc - 2 – the Government of India. The same having been denied and apprehending deportation of her minor daughter that the petitioner has approached this Court. (2). With the intervention of this Court and in compliance to the orders passed earlier, the respondents, namely, the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India has now granted one year Long Term Visa to the minor daughter of the petitioner, namely, Zenaib. In this view of the matter, the writ petition in a way has become infructuous. (3). Learned counsel, however, submits that the petitioner is likely to face the same problem on expiry of Long Term Visa. (4). In order to obviate the hardship likely to be faced by the petitioner time and again, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction that the petitioner may apply for renewal of Long Term Visa granted to her and her minor daughter two months in advance before its expiry and as and when such an application for renewal is received, the same shall be considered by the respondents within a period of one month before the expiry of the Long Term Visa already granted. Suffice it to say that if the petitioner does not incur any disqualification, the respondents, having CWP No.9703 of 2009.doc - 3 – regard to the peculiar facts and circumstances shall consider her request for extension of long term Visa sympathetically. (5). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 25.08.2010 vishal shonkar