J. Revathy, who married Mohana Krishnan in 2023 and had a child in 2024, applied for a passport in April 2025. However, the Regional Passport Office, Chennai, refused to process her application, citing her ongoing matrimonial dispute and demanding her husband's signature on Form-J. Challenging this, Revathy filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, seeking a directive to issue her passport without requiring her husband’s consent. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court delivered a progressive judgment, stating that a woman retains her individual legal identity after marriage and does not need her husband's permission to apply for a passport. The Court criticized the requirement as discriminatory and reflective of patriarchal thinking. It also held that in the context of a pending matrimonial dispute, requiring the husband's signature was unreasonable and impractical. The Court issued a mandamus directing the passport office to process her application independently and complete the issuance within four weeks, upholding women’s autonomy and equality.