If one of your friend says that it took ten days then you can assume to be the same. Better wait for about 3 weeks you should get your passport by then. If you do not get it then, try to contact them by email or telephone. In most of the cases you would get positive response, the procedure for re-issue is same for everyone. You can browse through this website there is plenty information on it.

From your post it seems getting US visa (or any other country’s visa) is more easy than getting Indian passport from Indian embassy by an India (even after paying back so much money or earning respect for India in world)… Our holy Government official screw us from both ends… I pray best of luck to everyone and I hope there is a natural virus which attack only these government officials and all of them die and new officials are appointed which are honest and efficient….
Best of LUCK.. as Indian we need “LUCK” always… pre-birth checkups till the death certificate…. Next time born in gandIII family (h is silent intentionally),if you want to born in India

you can also submit ur birth certificate and indian voting card, uk driving licence.
if application is complete with all document it would take upto 6 weeks.

British Citizenship is not my birth right, they don’t just dole it out to everyone who has been living in this country for over a decade. Well yes they do this only to illegal immigrants and all those refuse of society but not to people like us.

There are a lot of paper work to be sorted out before I could apply for that.

But yes British Citizenship has been in my mind since I got screwed up by these incompetent Indian bureaucrats.

Let’s see how it goes.

If you have all the documents and if your passport does not show adverse on its police verification report, then you will get it within a week of application. You also have to register your baby’s birth with the HCI, both can be done in the same day. Just remember to mention it while taking tickets for the counters. You do not need to carry your baby to the HCI.
Once registration is complete take a photo copy of the registration receipt before going to passport application counter.
Hope this helps.
In case you have problems with your passport. It may take longer time depending on case to case. In case of problems, God forbid if you need to visit the HCI make sure you meet the Passport officer (you who to force it a bit to meet him, but if you have baby they allow you to meet). If your case is genuine they will issue your baby a 5 year passport.
The rule book says baby passport can be issued even the parents have failed police verifications, and the same can be issued solely on the discretion of the passport officer. But you have to force them to take this second step.
Best of luck.
SFA

Good luck ;)