Sanghe Tenpa Lama vs.union of India & Ors - Court Judgment

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CourtDelhi High Court
Decided OnMay-26-2017
AppellantSanghe Tenpa Lama
RespondentUnion of India & Ors
Excerpt:
$~21 *in the high court of delhi at new delhi % judgment delivered on:26. 05.2017 + w.p.(c) 4483/2017 sanghe tenpa lama ........ petitioner versus union of india & ors advocates who appeared in this case: for the... petitioner for the... respondents coram:-"hon’ble mr justice sanjeev sachdeva : : mr. sidhant krishan singh, adv. ........ respondents mr. rajesh gogna, cgsc with ms. vipra bhardwaj, adv. for r-2 judgment2605.2017 sanjeev sachdeva, j.(oral) 1. the petitioner by the present petition seeks a direction to respondent to accept surrender of the identity certificate issued to the petitioner and for issuance of an indian passport.2. learned counsel for the respondent submits that on the wp(c) 4483/2017 page 1 of 3 petitioner’s approaching the concerned passport office for surrender of the identity card and makes an application for issuance of the passport, the application would be processed in accordance with law and a passport would be issued provided the petitioner satisfies the requirement of the passport act, 1967 read with passport manuals 2016 and the rules framed thereunder.3. learned counsel for the respondent submits that if the petitioner makes an application for surrender of identify card along with fresh application for issuance passport disclosing the number of identity certificates, the respondent shall consider the same in accordance with law.4. in view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to surrender the identity certificate with the regional passport office within 10 days. the petitioner thereafter shall be also be at liberty to make an application for surrender of identity certificate along with an application for issuance of fresh passport disclosing the number of identity certificates. on such an application being filed, the respondent shall consider the same in accordance with law.5. it is clarified that the petitioner may possess as many identity certificates as per rule and issuance of fresh passport could not be a ground to refuse the passport to the petitioner. the respondent shall issue a passport as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of four weeks, subject to petitioner’s satisfying the terms and conditions as well as the requirement of passport act, 1967 read with wp(c) 4483/2017 page 2 of 3 passport manuals 2016 and the rules framed thereunder.6. order dasti under signatures of the court master. sanjeev sachdeva, j may26 2017 ‘rs’ wp(c) 4483/2017 page 3 of 3
Judgment:

$~21 *IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on:

26. 05.2017 + W.P.(C) 4483/2017 SANGHE TENPA LAMA ........ Petitioner

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS Advocates who appeared in this case: For the... Petitioner

For the... RESPONDENTS

CORAM:-

"HON’BLE MR JUSTICE SANJEEV SACHDEVA : : Mr. Sidhant Krishan Singh, Adv. ........ RESPONDENTS

Mr. Rajesh Gogna, CGSC with Ms. Vipra Bhardwaj, Adv. for R-2 JUDGMENT2605.2017 SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J.

(ORAL) 1. The petitioner by the present petition seeks a direction to respondent to accept surrender of the identity certificate issued to the petitioner and for issuance of an Indian passport.

2. Learned counsel for the respondent submits that on the WP(C) 4483/2017 Page 1 of 3 petitioner’s approaching the concerned passport office for surrender of the identity card and makes an application for issuance of the passport, the application would be processed in accordance with law and a passport would be issued provided the petitioner satisfies the requirement of the Passport Act, 1967 read with Passport Manuals 2016 and the Rules framed thereunder.

3. Learned counsel for the respondent submits that if the petitioner makes an application for surrender of identify card along with fresh application for issuance passport disclosing the number of identity certificates, the respondent shall consider the same in accordance with law.

4. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to surrender the identity certificate with the regional passport office within 10 days. The petitioner thereafter shall be also be at liberty to make an application for surrender of identity certificate along with an application for issuance of fresh passport disclosing the number of identity certificates. On such an application being filed, the respondent shall consider the same in accordance with law.

5. It is clarified that the petitioner may possess as many identity certificates as per rule and issuance of fresh passport could not be a ground to refuse the passport to the petitioner. The respondent shall issue a passport as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of four weeks, subject to petitioner’s satisfying the terms and conditions as well as the requirement of Passport Act, 1967 read with WP(C) 4483/2017 Page 2 of 3 Passport Manuals 2016 and the Rules framed thereunder.

6. Order dasti under signatures of the Court Master. SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J MAY26 2017 ‘rs’ WP(C) 4483/2017 Page 3 of 3