Prayagraj, Nov 10 (PTI) Allahabad High Court, in an order, has directed that all police verification reports for passport applications must be completed and submitted within four weeks.

A two-judge bench, comprising Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Swarupama Chaturvedi, passed the above direction, hearing a writ petition filed by one Rahimuddin and observed that the passport delay is a hurdle to the right to travel.

The bench referred to the Citizen's Charter (June 2025) issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The court highlighted that while an ordinary passport is expected to be issued within 30 working days and reissued within seven working days, both timelines exclude the period taken for police verification.

"This shows that the MEA's expected timeline does not stipulate an

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