- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:12375 WP No. 8533 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 8533 OF 2025 (GM-PASS) BETWEEN: SRI. NANJAVADHUTHA SWAMIJI, S/O KRISHNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, RESIDING AT SPATIKAPURI MAHA SAMSTHANA, SRI. OMKARESHWARASWAMY TEMPLE, P.N HALLI, SIRA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 114. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. LAKSHMIKANTH K, ADVOCATE) AND: UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI - 110 001, HAVING ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE BENGALURU, 80 FEET ROAD KORMANGALA, 8TH BLOCK BENGALURU - 560 095. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ADITYA SINGH, CGC) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 26 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTION TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONERS APPLICATION DATED 05.02.2025 Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:12375 WP No. 8533 of 2025 FOR RENEWAL OF HIS PASSPORT VIDE ANNX-A AND CONSEQUENTLY RENEW THE PASSPORT OF THE PETITIONER. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is directed to submit a reply to the show cause notice that is subject matter of challenge in the case at hand. 2. Shri Aditya Singh, learned CGC appearing for the respondent submits that the petitioner has got himself embroiled in a crime, which is still at the stage of crime. In another case, where charge sheet was filed, the name of the petitioner has been dropped. 3. Therefore, it forms a twin circumstance for the issuance of passport or withdrawal of the show cause notice, as the case would be. The petitioner is thus directed to furnish his reply, forthwith to the show cause notice and the passport - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:12375 WP No. 8533 of 2025 authorities to act, forthwith on the said reply to the show cause notice. With the aforesaid observations, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE JY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 68 CT: BHK