HC slams FRRO for not complying with judicial order, asks it to process US national's exit permit

MUMBAI: (Mar 18) The Bombay High Court has censured the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) for not processing the 'exit permit' of a US national, booked for allegedly attempting religious conversion, despite a sessions court order.

Justice N J Jamadar, in the order passed on Tuesday, said a government agency can not "dilute" or nullify the effect of a court order through indirect means, and directed the FRRO to process the petitioner's application immediately.

An exit permit is an official permission granted to a foreign national to leave India in the absence of a valid visa.