- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:3908 WP No. 36441 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 36441 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. MS. ANIKA P. RAO, D/O SMT. SHWETHA ARNADY SHIVARAMA, AGED ABOUT 6 YEARS, R/AT NO. 55 AND 56, 6TH CROSS, MATHRU LAYOUT, GKVK POST, YELAHANKA NEW TOWN, BENGALURU - 560 065. REPRESENTED BY HER MOTHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN SMT. SHWETHA ARNADY SHIVARAMA, D/O SHIVARAMA ARNADY AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/AT NO. 55 AND 56, 6TH CROSS, MATHRU LAYOUT, GKVK POST YELAHANKA NEW TOWN, BENGALURU - 560 065. 2. SMT. SHWETHA ARNADY SHIVARAMA, D/O SHIVARAMA ARNADY, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT NO. 55 AND 56, 6TH CROSS MATHRU LAYOUT, GKVK POST, YELAHANKA NEW TOWN, BENGALURU - 560 065. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. GUBBI S. SUBBA RAO, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:3908 WP No. 36441 of 2024 AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (MHA), NORTH BLOCK, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI, DELHI - 110 001. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, DC OFFICE, BENGALURU, KEMPEGOWDA ROAD, BEHIND KANDAYA BHAVANA, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, BENGALURU - 560 009. 3. MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, UNION OF INDIA, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI - 110 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 4. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, (PASSPORT & FOREIGNERS), VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 5. SRI. PRABHANJAN GURUMOHAN S/O LATE CHIKMAGALUR GURUMOHAN, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT 3492, WAVERLEY STREET, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA - 94306. ALSO AT NO. F381, 12TH CROSS, SAHAKAR NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 097. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ARVIND KAMATH, ASGI A/W - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:3908 WP No. 36441 of 2024 SRI. ADITYA SINGH, CGC FOR R1 AND R3; SRI. MOHD JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R2 AND R4) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DIRECT TO THE R- 1 TO 4 TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATION FOR CITIZENSHIP OF P-1 DATED 16.06.2023 BEARING MHA FILING NO. 2023030246 AS PRODUCED AT ANNX-A AND GRANT CITIZENSHIP AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that subsequent to the filing of this writ petition, orders have been passed by the respondents on 30.12.2024 rejecting the application and therefore, the prayer made in the writ petition has become infructuous. However, learned counsel prays for liberty to raise a challenge to the order of rejection. 2. Learned Additional Solicitor General of India is present before this Court on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 3. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:3908 WP No. 36441 of 2024 3. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of, granting liberty to the petitioners to raise a challenge to the order of rejection passed by the respondent-authority. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE rv List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17 CT: BHK