The Allahabad High Court recently stressed that the authorities, particularly the police, must ensure that the verification required for the issuance of passports is completed within a month (Rahimuddin Vs. Union Of India And Another) . Taking note of the timeline - 30 working days for new issue and 7 working days for re-issue, excluding the police verification period - mentioned in the ‘Citizen’s Charter June 2025’, published by the Ministry of External Affairs, the Division Bench of Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi said, “This demonstrates that the time required in police verification is not stipulated while making guidelines or expected time-line for passport application process. In the light of the constitutional mandate discussed above, this Court expects

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