A 46-year-old NRI from Gujarat, who has worked in Kuwait for over two decades, has approached the Gujarat High Court after the Indian Embassy refused to renew his passport due to a pending traffic offence.
The petitioner, Mohsin Surti from Mahisagar, said his livelihood and residence status in Kuwait are in danger, as the Embassy has withheld passport renewal because of a wrong-side driving case registered against him in 2024 at Lunawada police station.
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His passport, issued in 2016, expires in January 2026. Surti applied for renewal on August 7, 2025, but the Embassy rejected it on August 25, insisting on a closure report or a court order for even a temporary passport.
