Karnataka High Court changes its earlier views; now says authority can deny renewal and re-issue of already issued passport during pendency of criminal case

Karnataka High Court changes its earlier views; now says authority can deny renewal and re-issue of already issued passport during pendency of criminal case

Changing the law interpreted in its three earlier judgments, in which it was held that pendency of a criminal case would not come in the way of renewal or re-issue of regular passport that was already issued, the High Court of Karnataka on Monday said when the law bars issuance of regular passport during pendency … Read more

One arrested with fake passport

One arrested with fake passport

The Valiyathura police arrested one person who was apprehended at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport with a fake passport. The accused, Faziludeen, 56, of Sooranad, was nabbed when he had gone to the airport to travel to Saudi Arabia on Monday. The airport authorities handed him over to the police after finding him to be in … Read more

Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti issued passport after three years

Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti issued passport after three years

People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti. | Photo Credit: ANI PDP president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has been issued a passport with 10-year validity, sources said here on June 4. After a prolonged legal battle in the Delhi High Court, the passport was delivered to Ms. Mehbooba. Her travel … Read more

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi gets new passport, set to travel to U.S. on May 29

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi gets new passport, set to travel to U.S. on May 29

File photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi received a new ordinary passport on May 28, two days after a local court granted its no objection to the issuance of the same, sources said. They said the passport office had assured Mr. Gandhi in the morning that the … Read more

Police verification report of PDP chief’s daughter forwarded to passport office, CID tells J&K High Court

Police verification report of PDP chief’s daughter forwarded to passport office, CID tells J&K High Court

Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the J&K Police has told the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that a police verification report regarding the passport of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter, Iltija, was forwarded to the passport office in February. The CID sought dismissal of the writ … Read more

Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province; EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more 

Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province;  EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more 

A view of people on a road after an earthquake in Antakya in Hatay province, Turkey, February 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded on February 20, 2023, in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, the hardest hit by a February 6 tremor which … Read more