hello,
My wife did get the Passport request to new delhi on Feb 8th 2012 and have not get any reply from New delhi consulate.
My timeline is as follows
Sep 1 2012 - PR application
Nov 15th 2012 - approved as sponsor.
Jan 12th 2012 - got PPR.
Feb 8th 2012 - sent passport.
Waiting for passport...