APHC010023742015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3459] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 26717/2015 Between: 1. BODDAPATI VENKATA RAMANA MURTHY NAIDU,, S/O. SANYASI RAO, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O D.NO.11-248/3, RAMAKRISHNA NAGAR, POPULARLY KNOWN AS JUDGIGARI THOTA, GOPALAPATNAM, VISAKHAPANTNAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. UNION OF INDIA, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI. 2. JOINT SECRETARY CPV APPELLATE AUTHORITY, MINISTRY EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, CPV DIVISION, PATIALA HOUSE ANNEXE, TILAK MARG, NEW DELHI - 110 001. 3. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, PIO PASSPORT OFFICE, KUMMARIGUDA, SECUNDERABAD. 4. PASSPORT OFFICER PASSPORT OFFICE VISAKHAPATNAM DIST A P, - ...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 toto issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of rit of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd Respondent in rejecting to/ application by order i.e. HYD/RTI/551/20 & 42/2010, dated: 02.03.2010 and confirmed in appeal by 2nd 2 Respondent in his order no. DY.No. 4644/JS(C.P.V)/10, dated 03.05.2010 as illegal, arbitrary, and unconstitutional and in violation of Sec.8 (3) of Right to Information Act and consequently direct the Respondents to provide the information sought by the petitioner in his application dated: 03.08.2009 and pass. IA NO: 1 OF 2015(WPMP 34704 OF 2015 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 Respondents herein to provide the information sought by the petitioner in his application dated: 03.08.2009, pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. D.GAYATHRI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: Sri A. Sreeram, learned counsel representing Smt. D. Gayathri, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication and the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM 24th September, 2025 cbn 4 261 THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WP No.26717 of 2015 24th September, 2025 cbn