A single Judge of Delhi High Court held as follows,
From Para 38,
38. The passport shall be renewed for the period specified in the Orders dated 03.02.2025 in W.P.(C) 6612/2025. Since no specific period / terms of renewal have been mentioned in the order dated 05.12.2024 in W.P.(C) 1215/2025 and order dated 23.12.2024 in W.P (C) 3597/2025, the passport shall be renewed only for a period of one year, as contemplated in GSR 570 (E) read with notification dated 10.10.2019 and Office Memorandum dated 06.12.2024. However, it shall be open to the petitioner to move an application before the Trial Court seeking that the passport be renewed for a longer period. Any order that may be passed by the said Trial Court on such an application shall necessarily be binding on the passport authorities.
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