Srinagar, Feb. 13 -- Peoples Democratic Party and Peoples Conference have welcomed the J&K High Court's ruling that a person cannot be denied a passport merely because his relatives were involved in anti-national activities.
"This court is of the considered opinion that there is no reason to not recommend the case of the petitioner for issuance of passport just for the involvement of his brother in militancy activities in the year 2011, when he was killed, and the listing of his father as an OGW (overground worker of a terror outfit) for grant of passport in his favour," Justice M A Chowdhary said in his order while disposing of a petition on Tuesday.
The court allowed the petition filed by Mohammad Amir Malik, a diploma holder in enginee...