Passport: Court issues warning and pulls up state authorities for not sending police verification in prescribed proforma

In a recent decision, the Punjab and Haryana High Court, in CWP No. 27712 of 2023, addressed the case of Vikramjeet Singh vs. Union of India and others. The petitioner, Vikramjeet Singh, had sought directions to re-issue his passport, which had been denied due to an adverse police verification report. Background: The petitioner had faced an FIR (First Information Report) under Sections 148, 149, 302, 323, 324 of the Indian…