YUSHIKA VIVEK GEDAM THR. HER NATURAL GUARIDIAN MOTHER PRERANA. V. GEDAM vs UNION OF INDIA THR. THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND ORS

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2025:BHC-AS:729-DB WP19042_2024.odt Vidya Amin IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 19042 OF 2024 Miss Yushika Vivek Gedam, ) Age 16 Yrs. Occupation – Education ) Through her Natural Guardian Mother, ) Mrs. Prerana Vivek Gedam, ) ...Petitioner Vs. 1. Union of India, ) through the Ministry of External Affairs ) 2. The Regional Passport Officer, Pune ) 3. Vivek Kumar Gedam ) ...Respondents __________ Mr. Balasaheb G. Ligade, for the Petitioner. Mrs. Shehnaz V. Bharucha, for the Respondents. __________ CORAM : G. S. KULKARNI & ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ. DATE : 08 January 2025 Oral Judgment (Per G.S. Kulkarni, J.) 1. The petitioner-Ms. Yushika Gedam is a minor pursuing Higher Secondary education, who has filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India through her mother-Mrs. Prerana Vivek Gedam, the natural guardian. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is against respondent no. 2 - the Regional Passport Officer, who has issued the impugned communication dated 18 November, 2024 informing the petitioner that her passport application dated 28 October, 2024 would not be processed, for the reason that the petitioner’s father has objected for re-issuing passport to the petitioner. The impugned communication is required to be noted, which reads thus: Page 1 of 12 WP19042_2024.odt GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, PUNE Tel. No. 2027209999 REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE Fax No.: PUNE, PASSPORT BHAWAN, File No: PN1070298980424 SR. NO.522, BANER-PASHAN LINK ROAD, BANER, Letter Reference No: OBJ/328981038/24 PUNE-411045, MAHARASHTRA. Date: 18/11/2024 To, YUSHIKA GEDAM D/O. VIVEK KUMAR GEDAM, FLAT NO. 29, WING C, TIRUPATI TOWNSHIP, BHAIRAV NAGAR, DHANORI, PUNE CITY – 411015, MAHARASHTRA,