APHC010740072016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3459] MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 25109/2016 Between: 1. HARI KRISHNA KOMATI, S/O SYAM GHANO KOMATI, AGED 27 YEARS, OCC: PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT, R/O HO.NO 4.05- MAIN STREET MANDASA, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT, A.P. 532242 ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER VISHAKAPATNAM A P, - ...RESPONDENT 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 an order or direction more in the nature of writ of MANDAMUS declaring the inaction of the respondent passport officer herein in not correcting petitioner's date of birth from 4-6-1987 to 5-6-1989 as per his SSC certificate in his passport bearing No K7849816 as per memorandum dated 26-11-2015 in proceedings No. V11401121512001 Ministry of external affairs CPV division PV-1 section. and not issuing fresh passport on his online application number (ARN) 15-1007990755 dated 3-9-2015 as illegal arbitrary and voilative of said memorandum and Art 21 of The Constitution Of India and consequentially direct the respondent passport officer to issue to the petitioner passport with correct date of birth in the interest of justice and equity and to pass 2 JS,J W.P.No.25109/2016 IA NO: 1 OF 2016(WPMP 30994 OF 2016 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 passport officer herein to correct the date of birth of the petitioner from 4-6-1987 to 5-6-1989 as per his SSC certificate in his passport bearing No K7849816 pending final disposal of main W.P in the interest of justice and equity and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K MANIK PRABHU Counsel for the Respondent: 1. THENEPALLI NIRANJAN SC FOR CENTRAL. GOVT 2. Pasala Ponna Rao,DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA 3 JS,J W.P.No.25109/2016 The Court made the following ORDER: No representation on behalf of learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri T. Niranjan, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent submits that the respondent has issued the passport on 04.10.2022 vide passport No.W5285245. In view of the same, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM Dated: 24.11.2025 KAS 4 JS,J W.P.No.25109/2016 134 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 25109/2016 Dated: 24.11.2025 KAS