Summary: Harish Venkatachalam's passport renewal was delayed because he didn't have his parents' passport documents. The court decided these documents weren't needed and told the passport office to renew his passport by October 6, 2025.
Harish Venkatachalam wanted to renew his passport so he could go to an event in Dubai on October 7, 2025. However, the Regional Passport Office in Chennai paused his application, saying they needed the original and verified copies of his parents' passports.
Judge P.B. Balaji listened to the case. Harish's lawyer said the rules don't ask for parents' passports to renew his. The court noticed that Harish's passport was good until February 7, 2026, and he had applied for renewal early.
The court was told that the police had already checked everything and sent their report. This meant there was no reason to delay Harish's passport renewal.
"There cannot be any reason for the Regional Passport Officer to stop renewing Harish Venkatachalam's passport."
Judge Balaji told the passport office to renew Harish's passport without needing his parents' documents. The renewal had to be done by October 6, 2025.
