;3 >» ) IN THE HIQH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMA (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL I’i TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE mm 7iS O o PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 4388 OF 2024 Between: K.Gopinath, S/o K. Shanmugam Aged about 40 years, Occ; Engineer Software Engineer, working at 36150, Sanpedro-Drive, Fremont, California State-94536, United States of America, N/o 2-205 Satyanarayana Puram, Tirupati 517 501, Tirupathi District. A.P.- 517 501 ...PETITIONER AND 1. Chief Passport Officer, Joint Secretary (PSP) and CPO, PSP Division, Ministry of External Affairs Room No. 27, Patiala House, Tilak Marg New Delhi-110001 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary of Home Department, Secretariat Velagapudi, Amaravathi Regional Passport Officer, Near P.F Office Beside Rythu Bazar Marripalem Vuda Lay out, NAD Post, Visakhapatnam 530009 Andhra Pradesh Commissioner Bureau of Immigration, East Block-VIII, Level V, Sector- 1, RK Puram New Delhl-110066 Superintend of Police, Nellore, SPSR Nellore District, A.P. The SHO Women P.S., Nellore, SPSR Nellore District, A.P 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ...RESPONDENTS 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 a Writ, One in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus or any 0 Other appropriate Writ, Direction or Order to the respondent no.s 1 and 3 i.e the Passport Authority Is direct to renew my passport no. V9352499, for a period of 10 (Ten) years in Tatkal Service notwithstanding any pendency of matrimonial/criminal matters provided there exists no other legal impediment against me being, a software engineer I was deprived from the passport which certainly effects my fundamental rights of livelihood, and unjust contrary to law and in violation of Article 14, 19, 21 of Constitution of India and principles of Natural Justice. 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 respondent authorities to permit me to travel on the old passport without insisting me for new passport for my livelihood. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI K. GOPINATH Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 1 & 3: SMT. M LIMA DEVI (CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL) Counsel for the Respondent No.4: SRI PASALA PONNA RAO (DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA) Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2, 5 & 6: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER APHC010079312024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] r-L? WEDNESDAY ,THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 4388/2024 Between: K.gopinath;' ...PETITIONER AND Chief Passport Officer and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: ...RESPONDENT{S) I.K.Gopinath Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.M UMA DEVI (CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL) 2.GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: :: ORDER :: The above writ petition is filed to declare the action of respondent authorities in not issuing/renewing the passport of the petitioner bearing NO.V9352499, due to the pendency of a criminal case, is illegal and arbitrary. The writ petition was listed on 20.02.2024 and the same was adjourned to 27.02.2024. Since 27.02.2024, there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner. When the matter was listed on 17.03.2025, Sri P. Vijay Bhaskar, 2. Page 2 of 3 € c- ' learned counsel submitted that he gave up Vakalat and issued no objection vakalat to the petitioner in March, 2024. Given the submission, this Court directed the Registry to print the of the petitioner and adjourned to 07.04.2025. As there was no representation on behalf of the petitioner, the matter was directed to be listed on this day under the caption ‘for dismissal’. 3. name Sri Ajay, learned Assistant Government Pleader would submit that a criminal case vide C.C.No.660 of 2019, is pending against the petitioner. He would also submit that since the jurisdictional Magistrate has taken congnisance, the petitioner has to approach the jurisdictional Court. Even today also there is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. It appears that the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting the writ petition. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed for non prosecution. No 4. 5. 6. costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, in this case, shall stand closed. Sd/- M. SRINIVAS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. One CC to Sri K.Gopinath Advocate [OPUC] 2. One CC to Smt. M Uma Devi (Central Govt Counsel) Advocate Solicitor Generai High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OPUC] 4. Three CD Copies [OPUC] of India TF HIGH COURT DATED:09/04/2025 ORDER WP.No.4388 of 2024 wmourcosTi"”- "“"■'’ROSECUTION.