Kerala High Court imposes ₹25k costs on Passport Officer for rejecting application by divorced mother to renew daughter's passport

The Court noted that numerous single-parents have been forced to approach the Court to secure an order for getting passports re-issued to their children despite filling up the necessary forms.

Kerala High Court and Passport

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03 Mar 2022, 4:26 pm

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The Kerala High Court recently imposed costs of ₹25,000 on a passport officer for compelling a divorced woman to resort to litigation for re-issuance of her minor daughter's passport [Shiny Shukoor v Union of India].

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Kerala High Court

Passport rules

Justice Amit Rawal

Passport Renewal