- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:8345 WP No. 35553 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS WRIT PETITION NO. 35553 OF 2024 (GM-PASS) BETWEEN: SRI GURUPRASAD KRISHNASWAMY RAO S/O KRISHNASWAMY RAO, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/A NO. 704, 73RD CROSS, 6TH BLOCK, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU-560010. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SREEDHAR KOTRASHETTI., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAJENDRA DESAI., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110 001. 2. PASSPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA REP. BY ITS CHIEF PASSPORT OFFICER, PSP DIVISION, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, ROOM NO.8, PATIALA HOUSE, TILAK MARG, NEW DELHI-110 001. 3. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE REP. BY ITS REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, 8TH BLOCK, 80 FEET ROAD, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560 095 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RESHMA K T., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by KRISHNAPPA LAXMI YASHODA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:8345 WP No. 35553 of 2024 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION MADE BY THE PETITIONER REGARDING THE RENEWAL OF HIS PASSPORT AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R DEVDAS ORAL ORDER Learned Counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 29.01.2025 stating that the respondents have renewed the Passport and therefore, the prayer made in the writ petition has become infructuous. 2. The memo is taken on record subject to all just exceptions. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (R DEVDAS) JUDGE DL CT: JL