Venkatesh Kumar vs The Regional Passport Officer

W.P.(MD)No.4985 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 19.06.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR W.P.(MD)No.4985 of 2026 and W.M.P.(MD)No.4187 of 2026 Venkatesh Kumar ... Petitioner vs. 1.The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Bharathi Ula Veethi, Racecourse Road, Madurai - 625 002 2.The Additional Director General of Police, Crime Branch CID, Chennai, Chennai District. ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the 1st Respondent in Ref. No. SCN/1049956274/25 dated 28.08.2025 and quash the same as illegal, and consequently direct the 1st Respondent to renew the petitioner’s passport bearing No. N0861865 pursuant to his renewal application dated 25.04.2025 vide Application No. MD1077574893725 by considering the petitioner’s representation dated 02.02.2026, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 24/06/2026 06:53:22 pm ) W.P.(MD)No.4985 of 2026 For Petitioner :Mr.G.Anto Prince For R1 :Mr.G.Moovednran Centra