- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:9863 WP No. 6936 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 6936 OF 2025 (GM-PASS) BETWEEN: 1. K C CARIAPPA S/O. K. M. CHARMANNA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT NO. 11/ 22ND CROSS, NEAR NOBEL SCHOOL, BAGALAGUNTE, BENGALURU NORTH, KARNATAKA - 560 073. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. KEERTHI KRISHNA REDDY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, REGIONAL PASSPORT, OFFICE BENGALURU, REPRESENTED BY REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, 8TH BLOCK, 80 FEET ROAD, KORMANAGALA, BENGALURU - 560 095. 2. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE BENGALURU Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:9863 WP No. 6936 of 2025 8TH BLOCK, 80 FEET ROAD, KORMANAGALA, BENGALURU-560 095. REPRESENTED BY GRANTING OFFICER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHANTHI BHUSHAN, DSGI) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO RENEW THE PASSPORT BEARING NO. M7208082 OF THE PETITIONER WHICH IS EXPIRING ON 10.03.2025 AT ANNX-D. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER Heard Smt. Keerthi Krishna Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, Sri. Shanthi Bhushan H., learned DSGI, appearing for the respondents and have perused the material on record. 2. This Court, in W.P.No.8599/2024 dated 25.03.2024, had directed issuance of a passport to the petitioner for an impending travel at that juncture. The passport was cleared at - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:9863 WP No. 6936 of 2025 record time of 60 minutes on the effort of the learned DSGI, Sri. Shanthi Bhushan. 3 The petitioner is again before this Court seeking permission to travel now standing on a better pedestal, as the criminal proceedings against the petitioner itself is quashed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. Certified copy of which is yet to be uploaded / received. 4. In the light of the impending urgency, the petitioner shall appear before the Regional Passport Office at 11:00 a.m., on 10.03.2025. The passport shall be issued to the petitioner by hand, by the end of 10.03.2025. 5. This Court places its deep appreciation, as always, to the efforts that the learned Deputy Solicitor General of India, Sri H.Shanthi Bhushan, takes in resolution of the cases with immediate assistance. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:9863 WP No. 6936 of 2025 With the aforesaid observations, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- ______________________ JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA SJK List No.: 5 Sl No.: 2