Guidelines for Issuing Indian Passports Cannot Override Provisions of Passport Act and Rules: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court, in a significant ruling, has clarified that administrative guidelines or manuals related to issuance of passports cannot override the statutory framework provided under the Passports Act, 1967, its Rules, or any other legally binding instrument. The Court held that such executive instructions are only supplementary and cannot contradict the law. Dispute over passport date of birth correction The judgment came in response to a writ petition…