GURKIRAT KAUR vs UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 105 CWP-21197-2026 Date of Decision : July 15, 2026 GURKIRAT KAUR -PETITIONER V/S UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER -RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Jatinder Pal Singh, Advocate, and Mr. Tejbir Singh Hundal, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Shreyansi Verma, Central Govt. Counsel (Through V.C.) for the respondents. *** KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (ORAL) 1. Through the instant writ petition, the petitioner seeks issuance of a direction to the competent authority/respondent to renew/re-issue her passport without insisting upon a declaratory decree from a competent Civil Court in India, in accordance with the provisions of the Passport Act, 1967 and the Passport Rules, 1980. 2. At the outset, Ms. Shreyansi Verma, Advocate, who is in receipt of an advance copy of the writ petition and represents the respondents, submits, on instructions, that no application seeking renewal/re-issuance of the petitioner’s passport is pending consideration before the concerned Regional Passport Officer. It is further submitted that the petitioner had merely obtained an appointment and was required to submit, on the scheduled date, th