Single Mother’s Plea for Renewal of Minor Children’s Passports Without Father’s NOC Allowed: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has permitted a divorced mother to renew the passports of her two minor children without the No Objection Certificate (NOC) from their father. The plea was filed by Minor Khrisha Suresh Hemnani and others after the Regional Passport Office, Ahmedabad refused to renew the passports citing the absence of the father’s consent. Court Observations on Custody and Divorce Justice L.S. Pirzada, while delivering the judgment, noted…