APHC010586532017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3459] MONDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 10437/2017 Between: 1. VATTI SRINIVASA REDDY,, S/O. SESHI REDDY, AGE 33 YEARS, R/O. 54-19-22/4C, FILM COLONY, NEAR LIC COLONY, GUNADALA, KRISHNA DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CPV DIVISION, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, ROOM 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, VISAKHAPATNAM, NEAR P.F.OFFICE, BESIDE RYTHU BAZAR, MARRIPALEM, VUDALAYOUT, NAD POST, VISAKHAPATNAM 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, II TOWN P.S, VIJAYAWADA CITY, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...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 of writ of mandamus declaring the action of 2nd respondent in not issuing a new (passport) pass book as all the pages in the passport book 2 JS,J W.P.No.10437/2017 supplied by the 2nd respondent on 15.02.2010 is being completed with stamping, even though petitioner passport is valid up to 14.02.2020 on the ground that a criminal case in Cr.No.136/2013 is pending on the file of the 3rd respondent., as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to issue a new passport pass book to the petitioner IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WPMP 12937 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 issue a new (passport) pass book to the petitioner by acting upon the petitioner application dt.19.12.2016., pending disposal of the writ petition IA NO: 4 OF 2017(WPMP 58833 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 IA NO: 5 OF 2017(WPMP 60955 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. G VENKATA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME (AP) 2. S SIVA KUMARI The Court made the following: 3 JS,J W.P.No.10437/2017 ORDER: Sri T. Diwakar Reddy, learned counsel, representing Sri G. Venkata Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that in view of the petitioner’s acquittal in S.C.No.84 of 2016, the 2nd respondent has returned the passport. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, no further orders are required in this writ petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is closed. No order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM Dated: 18.08.2025 KAS