NAGINDER SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA AND ANR

CWP-4146-2026 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 222 CWP-4146-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 22.05.2026 Naginder Singh ....Petitioner Vs. Union of India and another ....Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSH BUNGER Present: Mr. Prabhdeep Singh Toor, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Yash Pal Sharma, Advocate for the respondents. ***** HARSH BUNGER J. (Oral) 1 Petition herein is, inter alia, seeking a writ in the nature of Mandamus, for directing the respondent No.2 – Regional Passport Officer, Chandigarh, to decide the representation dated 18.12.2025 (Annexure P-4) submitted by the petitioner. 2. Briefly, the petitioner is stated to be a senior citizen. It appears that one case FIR No.74 dated 21.06.2012 under Sections 447, 427, 148, 149 of IPC and Sections 24, 54 and 59 of Arms Act, 1959 was registered at Police Station Machhiwara, District Khanna against the petitioner, whereby the petitioner preferred a quashing petition before this Court, which came to be registered as CRM-M-13459-2013. ANKIT 2026.05.25 18:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court, Chandigarh CWP-4146-2026 (O&M) -2- 2.1 In the aforesaid quashing petit