APHC010004082017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3459] THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 13764/2017 Between: 1. SABOLU MADDILETY REDDY, S/O. SESHI REDDY, AGE ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/O. THIMMAPURAM VILLAGE, CHERUKUCHERLA POST, MIDTHUR MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CPV DIVISION, ROOTH NO. 8, PATIALA HOUSE, TILAK MARG NEW DELHI - 110001, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF PASS PORT OFFICER (CPO)/SECRETARY. 2. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, HYDERABAD. ...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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of 2nd respondent in not granting the fresh pass port to the petitioner pursuant to his application dated 2.1.2017 without assigning any reasons as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to consider the petitioner's application 2.1.2017 for granting fresh passport to the petitioner IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WPMP 17078 OF 2017 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 2nd respondent to consider the petitioner's application 2.1.2017 for granting fresh passport to the petitioner pending disposal of the above WP IA NO: 4 OF 2017(WPMP 80785 OF 2017 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 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K RATHANGA PANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. S SIVA KUMARI The Court made the following ORDER: Sri M. Johnson Kumar, learned counsel, representing Sri K. Rathanga Pani Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM Dated: 14.08.2025 KAS