The Supreme Court has directed the Union of India and the Regional Passport Office, Kolkata, to re-issue an ordinary passport to an appellant for a normal period of ten years, setting aside the orders of the Calcutta High Court which had refused relief due to pending criminal proceedings and a subsisting conviction. The Bench, comprising
Pending Criminal Proceedings Not an Absolute Bar to 10-Year Passport Renewal if Court Grants ‘No Objection’: Supreme Court
