IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY l/ TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE | PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 29414 OF 2024 Between: Kethireddyb Jagadeesh Reddy, S/o. late Chandramohan Reddy, years. Business, R/o. 11-32-83, Brundavanam Colony Nellore District. aged 53 Kavali, SPSR ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The Union of India rep. by its Regional Passport Officer, Ministry of External Affairs, Regional Passport Office, 4‘^ Floor, Stalin Central,D.No.158, Governorpet, M.G.Road, Andhra Pradesh. ...RESPONDENTS praying that in Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction may more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of the 2"^' respondent in rejecting orally of renewal- of the petitioner's Passport vide M5484468 going to expire on 12.01.2025 by simply assuming the pendency of criminal cases is arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional. contrary to the Indian Passport Act and more precisely depriving the rights of the petitioner under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and the law laid down by the respondent herein to consider of Passport M5484468 .going to Apex Court and consequently direct the 2nd the case of the petitioner of renewal expire on 12.01.2025. lA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 2^'^ respondent herein to renew the Passport vide M5484468 going to expire on 12.01.2025 or reissue a new Passport on the application of the petitioner, pending disposal of the above said writ petition pending disposal of the above writ petition. I 1 Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI V. SURENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondent No.2: SRI THENEPALLI NIRANJAN, CENTRAL GOVT. COUNSEL The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010565362024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) SMB [3329] TUESDAY ,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 29414/2024 i Between: Kethireddyb Jagadeesh Reddy ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: ...RESPONDENT(S) 1.VSURENDRA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): I.THENEPALLI NIRANJAN SC FOR CENTRAL. GOVT 2.GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: The Court made the following; During hearing, learned merits of the representation to the requested this Court representation of the petitioner. 1. counsel for the petitioner without touching the case, requested to permit the petitioner to submit fresh required under the Passports Act, respondents, as 1965 and to direct the respondents to consider the 2. Learned counsel respondents authorities submitted by the petitioner appearing for the would pass respondents submits appropriate orders on the pass appropriate orders. that, the representation and requested to 3- Having regard to the petitioner and learned to submit fresh submissions made by the learned counsel for the counsel for the is permitted respondents and thereafter, representation of the petitioner within four weeks from the respondents, the petitioner i representation to the consider the same in accordance with law, receipt of copy of this order. the respondents are directed to dispose the and date of With the above direction consent of both the the writ petition iIS disposed of, with the counsel. No costs. 5- Consequently, miscellaneous closed. petitions pending, if any, shall also stand Sd/- M SRiNIVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// To, SECTION OFFICER 1. The Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District. State of Andhra Pradesh, 2. The Regional Passport Officer, Ministry of External Affairs, Union of India, Regional Passport Office, 4^^ Floor, Stalin Central,D.No. 158, Governorpet, M.G.Road, Andhra Pradesh. 3. One CC to Sri V. Surendra Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 4. One CC to Sri Thenepalli Niranjan, Central Govt. Counsel[OPUC] 5. Two CCs to GP for Home, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 6. Three CD Copies. ssb HIGH COURT DATED:25/02/2025 * 12 MAR 2025 ORDER WP.No.29414of 2024 Co, 'll . Current Section . DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS