- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5476 WP No. 26022 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 26022 OF 2023 (GM-PASS) BETWEEN: 1. MASTER KOURISH MAJUMDAR MINOR-AGED 4 YEARS S/O MR KANISH MAJUMDAR R/A NO.405, SHRIRAM SMRITHI APARTMENTS SARJAPURA, ATTIBELE ROAD BIDARAGUPPE, BENGALURU-562107 PRESENTLY AT NO.3, BINALONG ROAD PENDLE HILL, NSW 2145, AUSTRALIA REPRESENTED BY MR KANISH MAJUMDAR I E, FATHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF THE PETITIONER 2. MISS TRIYA MAJUMDAR MINOR-AGED ABOUT 4 YEARS D/O MR KANISH MAJUMDAR R/A NO.405, SHRIRAM SMRITHI APARTMENTS SARJAPURA, ATTIBELE ROAD BIDARAGUPPE, BENGALURU-562107 PRESENTLY AT NO.3, BINALONG ROAD PENDLE HILL, NSW 2145, AUSTRALIA REPRESENTED BY MR KANISH MAJUMDAR I E FATHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN OF THE PETITIONER …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VISHWAS. N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Digitally signed by DHARMALINGAM Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5476 WP No. 26022 of 2023 74B, SOUTH BLOCK NEW DELHI-110001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 2. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE 3RD FLOOR, C WING LOK NAYAK BHAWAN KHAN MARKET NEW DELHI-110003 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 3. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, BENGALURU MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 8TH BLOCK, 80 FEET ROAD KORAMANGALA BENGALURU-560095 KARNATAKA, INDIA REP. BY THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER 4. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (CITIZENSHIP AND OCI AND CPIO) NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110001 INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 5. CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA LEVEL 1, 265 CASTLEREAGH STREET SYDNEY, NSW 2000, AUSTRALIA REPRESENTED BY THE CONSULAR GENERAL …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. DEEPA.J., ADVOCATE) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE PETITIONERS ARE CITIZENS OF INDIA AS PER THE - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5476 WP No. 26022 of 2023 CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1955 AND DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO ISSUE / EXTEND / RE-ISSUE THE PASSPORTS (ANNEXURE- G AND H) THAT ARE ISSUED TO THE PETITIONERS TO BE OPERATIONAL TILL THE PETITIONERS ATTAIN THE AGE OF 18 YEARS AN ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo dated 06.01.2025 along with e-mail communication received by the learned Counsel, seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petition. 2. Memo is taken on record subject to all just exceptions. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE JT/- CT: JL