APHC010306502025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] FRIDAY,THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 15651/2025 Between: 1. KOTARI RAMACHANDRA RAO, S/O LATE ABBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/O. KONDALARAOPALEM VILLAGE, PEDAVEGI MANDAL, ELURU DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI - 110001 2. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, PASSPORT SEVA KENDRA, VISHAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PEDAVEGI POLICE STATION, ELURU DISTRICT. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, ELURU DISTRICT, ELURU. ...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 to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No.3 in issuing no objection certificate for a shorter period of six months from the date of renewal of the petitioner's passport No.L8300034 from Regional Passport Authority as arbitrary, illegal, unreasonable and in violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the constitution of India , and consequently direct the respondent No.2 to renew the passport of the petitioner for a full term of 10 years and pass 2 IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 to direct the respondent No.2 to renew the passport of the petitioner for a minimum period of two years, during the pendency of the writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PRABHU NATH VASIREDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. The Court made the following ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present writ petition with liberty to file criminal revision case before appropriate court. Permission is accorded. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn giving liberty as prayed for. No order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _____________________ SUBBA REDDY SATTI, J Date: 27.06.2025 KA 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 15651/2025 Date: 27.06.2025 KA