BITTU MEHLA vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

CWP-15532-2026 (O&M) 1 105 2026:PHHC:077663 ae IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH KEEK CWP-15532-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 18.05.2026 Bittu Mehla, Through his Special Power of Attorney .....--Petitioner Versus Union of India and others .......-Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSH BUNGER Present:- Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Aarya, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Monica Chawla, Advocate for respondents-UOI. eka HARSH BUNGER J. (ORAL) Prayer in the present writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India inter alia seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of Certiorari for setting aside the orders dated 13.07.2022 (Annexure P-9) and dated 21.07.2022 (Annexure P-10) issued by the Regional Passport Office, Chandigarh. 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner through his Special Power of Attorney, however, inadvertently Special Power of Attorney has not been embossed by the competent authority in India; accordingly, he prays for withdrawal of the present writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to file a PRIYANKA 2026.05.20 11:33 | attest to the accuracy an