- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20015 WP No. 12006 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 12006 OF 2022 (GM-PASS) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. REHMAN DASTAGIR SHARIFF S/O LATE REHMAN SHARIFF, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, RESIDING AT POST BOX NO.47073, DOHA, STAE OF QATAR REPRESENTED BY HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, 2. SMT SAIRA BANU W/O ABDUL SUBHAN, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.22, NOOR MANZIL, PILLANNA GARDEN, 2ND CROSS, 2ND STAGE, TANNERY ROAD, ARABIC COLLEGE POST, BANGALORE-560 045. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. TANVEER AHMED SHARIFF., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF THE Digitally signed by PRAKASH N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20015 WP No. 12006 of 2022 MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, PSP-1 SECTION, PATIALA HOUSE ANNEX TILAK MARG, NEW DELHI - 110 001. 2. THE PASSPORT OFFICER REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE 8TH BLOCK, 80 FEET ROAD, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU - 560 095. REPRESENTED BY ITS PASSPORT OFFICER. 3. SMT NAZIA NAUSHIN D/O MOHAMMED ABDUL AZEEZ, PRESENTLY WIFE OF SAJJAD PARVEEZ AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.387, 4TH SQUARE, AUSTIN TOWN, BENGALURU - 560 047. … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S.R.DOD., ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R2; SRI MOHAMMED ARIF KHAN MAKKI, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO DELETE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER IN THE SPOUSE AND SURNAME COLUMN OF THE PASSPORT OF THE R3 BEARING Z-2687204 ISSUED ON 20.05.2014 VALID TILL 19.05.2024 ISSUED BY THE PASSPORT OFFICE AT DOHA, STATE OF QATAR AS PER ANNEXURE-B AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20015 WP No. 12006 of 2022 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for respondent no.3 has filed a memo for withdrawal reading as hereunder: "The undersigned counsel for respondent no.3 respectfully submits that the respondent no.3 has voluntarily got removed the name of the petitioner from her present Passport and the said fresh passport has been issued by respondent no.1 and 2. A notarized true copy of the Passport of the respondent no.3 is annexed to this memo. The same may be taken on record and it is submitted that the direction sought by the petitioner in the above matter does not survive for consideration by this Hon'ble court. Hence, the matter may be disposed off as infructuous." The memo is taken on record. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20015 WP No. 12006 of 2022 2. In light of the same, the petition is disposed off as not calling for any adjudication. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE NP