No Complaint under consumer Act for Delay in Passport issue

Regional Passport Office Vs Gurpreet Singh (SCDRC Punjab) Passport is not a commodity: No complaint under consumer Act for Delay in Issuance of Passport The issue under consideration is whether the complainant falls under the definition of a ‘consumer’ and whether the duties of the passport office fall under the definition of ‘service’, as defined in the C.P. Act? The issuance of the passport or making any correction in it by the Central Government or by any authority empowered under the Passport Act is a sovereign act, which has to be performed by the authorities according to the pres...