- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9698 WP No. 5605 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 5605 OF 2025 (GM-PASS) BETWEEN: SRI. T.P. VASANTH, S/O LATE COL. T.A. PARTHASARATHI, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, NO. 281, 6TH CROSS, DOMLUR LAYOUT, BANGALORE CITY, BANGALORE - 560 071. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MAHESH S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU BHAVAN, 23-D JANPATH, NEW DELHI - 110 011. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY HALASURU POLICE STATION, BANGALORE, REPRESENTED BY STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001. 3. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT 8TH BLOCK, 80 FEET ROAD, KORAMANGALA, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9698 WP No. 5605 of 2025 BENGALURU - 560 096. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H. SHANTHI BHUSHAN, DSGI FOR R1 AND R3; SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFER, AGA FOR R2) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-3 TO RE-ISSUE THE PASSPORT OF THE PETITIONER BEARING NO. Y7984811 VIDE ANNX-E FOR PERIOD OF 5 YEARS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Learned DSGI would by taking this Court through the documents appended to the petition seeking to demonstrate that the validity of the petitioner's passport is upto 28.01.2026. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner projects impediment for grant of a VISA in the event the validity of the passport is less than six months. The petitioner is intending to travel United States in the month of October, 2025. Therefore, the petition is premature. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9698 WP No. 5605 of 2025 3. The petitioner is at liberty to present the petition at the appropriate time. 4. In that light, it is open to the petitioner to approach the Regional Passport Office seeking a short validity passport for the purpose of renewal of the VISA, as observed hereinabove without approaching the doors of this Court. 5. In the event the petitioner would submit a representation of the kind, the Passport Authorities shall answer the same and redeem the grievance of the petitioner albeit for the present. With the aforesaid observations and liberty, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- _____________________ JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA SJK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 78 CT: BHK