APHC010216292024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] MONDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 10989/2024 Between: 1. SRI PRATHIPATI PULLA RAO, S/O SUBBA RAO, AGED 66 YEARS, R/O 4-286, PANDARIPURAM 2ND LANE, CHILAKALURIPETA, PALNADU DISTRICT, PIN-522616. 2. PRATHIPATI SWATHI, D/O PRATHIPATI PULLARAO, AGED 36 YRS R/O 4-286, PANDARIPURAM 2ND LANE, CHILAKALURIPETA, PALNADU DISTRICT, PIN-522616. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. UNION OF INDIA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI - 110001. 2. THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER IMMIGRATION, EAST BLOCK, 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, MACHAVARAM P.S., VIJAYAWADA CITY, NTR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased tomay be pleased to issue an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly a writ in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No.2 authorities in issuing Lookout Circulars (LOCs) against the Petitioner no. 1 bearing Indian Passport No. Z4971401 and Petitioner no.2 bearing Indian Passport No. Z2965202, at the instance of Respondent No.3 as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to law and violative of Articles.19 and 21 of the Constitution of India besides being violative of Office Memorandum No. 25016/10/2017-lmm(Pt.), Ministry of Home Affairs, dated 22.02.2021 issued by Respondent No.1 and Passport Act, 1967 and consequently to set aside the same and further direct the Respondent to communicate the closure of LOCs to the Respondent No.2 herein as per the procedure laid down under Office Memorandum dt. 22.02.2021 and to pass such IA NO: 1 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to suspend the Lookout Circulars (LOCs) issued against the Petitioner no. 1 bearing Indian Passport No. Z4971401 and Petitioner no.2 bearing Indian Passport No. Z2965202 and to pass such IA NO: 2 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to direct the Respondent No.3 to communicate the suspension of the Lookout Circulars (LOCs) issued against the Petitioner no. 1 bearing Indian Passport No. Z4971401 and Petitioner no.2 bearing Indian Passport No. Z2965202 to Respondent No.2 and to pass such Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. JAVVAJI SARATH CHANDRA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA The Court made the following: :: ORDER :: The above writ petition is filed to declare the action of respondent authorities in issuing Lookout Circular against the petitioners, is illegal and arbitrary. 2. Today, when the matter is listed, learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. 3. Recording the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioners, the Writ Petition is closed. No order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, in this case, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date: 07.04.2025 TVN 189 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.10989 OF 2024 Date: 07.04.2025 TVN