Amartyan Selvaraj vs The Regional Passport Officer

W.P(MD)No.16756 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 24.06.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR W.P.(MD)No.16756 of 2026 and W.M.P(MD)No.13143 of 2026 Amartyan Selvaraj ... Petitioner vs. 1.The Regional Passport Officer, O/o Regional Passport Office, 2.The State of Tamil Nadu rep. by The Inspector of Police, Cyber Crime Police Station, Theni. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to reissue the passport based on the petitioner's application in File No.MD1075160183425 dated 10.06.2025. For Petitioner :Mr.TK.Siddharthan For Respondents :Mr.A.Devarjan Central Govt. Standing Counsel for R1 Mr.P.Mohamed Riyaz Govt. Advocate (crl. side) ***** 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 25/06/2026 05:39:48 pm ) W.P(MD)No.16756 of 2026 ORDER The petitioner is before this Court seeking issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent to reissue the passport based on the petitioner's application in File No.MD1075160183425 dated 10.06.2025. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that, though an application has been sub