APHC010455442025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3459] THURSDAY,THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 24123/2025 Between: 1. C RAKSHITH, S/O. B.N. CHANDRAIAH, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 22, BYRAMANGALA VILLAGE, BIDADI HOBALI, RAMANAGAR DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 562109. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REP., BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, GOVT. OF INDIA, JAISALMER HOUSE, MANSINGH ROAD, NEW DELHI. 2. THE PASSPORT OFFICE, REP., BY ITS REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, 8TH BLOCK, 80 FEET ROAD, KORAMANGAIA, BANGALURU, KARNATAKA. ...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 tomay be pleased to issue a Writ or Order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of the WRIT OF MANDAMUS and to declare the inaction of the 2nd respondent in failing to renew the passport of the petitioner bearing passport no. M9033737 for a period of ten years, for which the petitioner is eligible under Rule 12(1) of the Passport Rules, 1980, as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of the provisions of the Passport Rules, 1980 and Article 14 of the Constitution of India, 1949 and consequently direct the respondents to reconsider the issuance of the passport of the petitioner and to renew the passport of the petitioner for ten years instead of one year and pass such 2 IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 may be pleased to direct the 2nd respondent to extend the validity date of the passport of the petitioner bearing passport no.M9033737 for a further period of nine years and to issue a new passport and pass such Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. AKHIL KRISHNAN Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. A RAVINDRA BABU (CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL) The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents have consented to dispose of the writ petition at the admission stage. 2. In view of the same, this Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage, directing the petitioner to submit a fresh application to the respondents seeking re-issuance or renewal of his passport, within a period of one (1) week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thereafter, the respondents shall consider and pass appropriate orders within a period of four (4) weeks by giving reasonable opportunity to the petitioner. 3. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM 25th September, 2025 cbn 4 252 THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WP No.24123 of 2025 25th September, 2025 cbn 5