APHC010479692017 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3459] WEDNESDAY,THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 30707/2017 Between: 1. SRI. TALACHEERU RAGHAVENDRA RAO, S/O. ARUNA PRASAD RAO, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. NAVOORIPALLI VILLAGE, PODALAKUR MANDEL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 524345. ...PETITIONER AND 1. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY UNDER SECRETARY MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI. 2. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, HYDERABAD. OFFICE AT : D.NO. 8-2-215 TO 219, ADJACENT TO PRASHANTHI THEATRE, IKUMMARGUDA, SECUNDERABAD 500 003. ...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 an appropriate writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent herein in passing the impugned order vide Proceedings Hyd/30/Pol/LC/PCC/101/2017 dated 16- 08-2017 directing the petitioner herein to surrender his Passport vide passport bearing No. J7189539 dated 09-08-2011 within 15 days without taking into consideration any of the contents given by the petitioner in his explanation dated 30-07-2017 as illegal, arbitrary, in violation of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and are opposed to the established principles of law and consequently set aside the impugned order dated 16-08-2017 and pass 2 IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WPMP 38276 OF 2017 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 Stay all further proceedings in pursuance to Impugned Order vide Proceedings Hyd/30/Pol/LC/PCC/101/2017 dated 16-08-2017 including surrender of the petitioners passport vide passport bearing No. J7189539 pending disposal of the present writ petition and pass IA NO: 4 OF 2017(WPMP 177702 OF 2017 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 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. K PALLAVI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. THENEPALLI NIRANJAN SC FOR CENTRAL. GOVT The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: Sri P. Sai Sampath Kumar, learned counsel, representing Smt. K. Pallavi, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication. Recording the submission of learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, 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 Date: 15.10.2025 SCH 4 228 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 30707/2017 Date: 15.10.2025 SCH