Sir
This is to bring to your notice that I had applied for my passport on 25.08.2008 with Lucknow Passport Office. At the time of submission I attached all the documents along with a draft of Rs 1000.00 with the form as per the direction personally in the passport office. As a matter of fact, if the form was incomplete in any way, it was being rejected then and there and my form was accepted as it was complete in all respect. I got the receipt of the same (File No.- LKOA16148808). Meanwhile I was gradually checking for the status online. Towards December the message in the status box of the company website said that my passport was ready and that it shall be delivered to me in 8 working days. After that there was no news from passport office. Later I recieved a letter from Passport Office dated Mar 4, which actually was delivered at my residence on June 9 as it was dispatched from the office on June 8, stating that I had to submit my HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE AS A PROOF OF DATE OF BIRTH WITHIN ONE MONTH, FAILING WHICH MY APPLICATION WILL BE TREATED AS CLOSED. I immediately submitted the same enclosed with an appication on June 11 and I was promised that my passport will reach my residence in one month's time through speed post. Yet there was no news from passport office. Meanwhile I kept on checking for the status online. Towards the 2nd week of July, the status showed- Please contact PRO on any working day except Wednesday between 10.00 AM and 12:30 PM. I again went to meet PRO on July 20. He checked the status in front of me on his computer and confirmed that MY PASSPORT WAS READY AND WAS IN DESPATCH. In his words - I SHOULD HAVE APPROACHED THE PRO EARLIER TO GET MY PASSPORT.
Sir, I am tired of moving from one table to another. Please help me in obtaining my passport at the earliest. It has now become more than an year that I have applied for the Passport. It seems to me probably the PRO is wanting some bribe in exchange of passport. I am an ethical person. I am dead against bribing but I have full faith in Indian Judiciary.
Ragini Johari
GRIEVANCE
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