- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3236 WP No. 14953 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 14953 OF 2020 (GM-PASS) BETWEEN: MRS. SUSHMA ANANDU AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, RESIDING AT APT-82, TOWER-3, PEBBLEBAY APARTMENTS, NAGASHETTYHALLI, BENGALURU-560 094. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BHARATH.K., ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110 001. 2. PASSPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF PASSPORT OFFICER, PSP DIVISION, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, ROOM NO.8, PATIALA HOUSE, TILAK MARG, NEW DELHI-110 001. 3. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, 8TH BLOCK, 80 FEET ROAD, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560 095. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SAROJINI MUTTANNA., CGC FOR R1 TO R3) Digitally signed by THEJASKUMAR N Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3236 WP No. 14953 of 2020 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER When the case is called, the petitioner is not represented. When the case is listed and called out, the advocate must be present. The absence may affect the case. Smt.Sarojini Muttanna., CGC for respondents 1 to 3 has appeared through video conferencing. As could be seen from the daily order sheet, the petition was listed on 01.02.2024 and 27.02.2024, on these dates, there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner. The petition is listed today. As could be seen from the writ papers, the petition is filed in the year 2020. Now we are in the month of January 2025. The petition is pending from five years. As already noted above, when the case is called, the petitioner is not represented. It appears that the petitioner is - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3236 WP No. 14953 of 2020 not interested in prosecuting the petition. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE TKN List No.: 2 Sl No.: 49