- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26333 WP No. 16959 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 16959 OF 2025 (GM-PASS) BETWEEN: MR. HASNAIN TAYYEB ASHRAF, S/O LATE TAYYEB ASHRAF JEELANI, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, PASSPORT NUMBER M 3365167, RESIDENT OF NUMBER 55, P 23, JEELANI PANJATAN ESTATE, THANISANDRA MAIN ROAD, BELLAHALLI CROSS, YELAHANKA POST, BENGALURU – 560 064. KARNATAKA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MAHAMMED TAHIR A., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI – 110 001. 2. THE PASSPORT OFFICER, THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE BENGALURU, SITUATED AT 8TH BLOCK, 80 FEET ROAD, KORAMANGALA, Digitally signed by PRAKASH N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26333 WP No. 16959 of 2025 BENGALURU - 560095. KARNATAKA. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINAY V., ADVOCATE FOR R1 AND R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RELEVANT RECORDS PENDING ON THE FILED OF RESPONDENTS; QUASH THE IMPUGNED COMMUNICATION DATED 26.04.2025 VIDE REFERENCE NUMBER OBJ/321420537/25 ISSUED BY THE R2 - THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, BENGALURU VIDE ANNEXURE -G BY TREATING IT AS UNJUST UNFAIT AND ULTRAS VIRES AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 11.07.2025 seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the instant petition. 2. Memo filed by the petitioner reads as follows: " The petitioner herein respectfully submits that the petitioner has filed above writ petition stating that while seeking renewal of passport of the petitioner, the Regional Passport office has issued impugned communication dated 26.04.2025 vide Annexure -G, wherein asked to clarify in person regard to cases in term of police verification report (PVR). - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26333 WP No. 16959 of 2025 The petitioner herein further respectfully submits that the petitioner has desired to appear before Regional Passport office to clarify the same; consequently it is warranted to withdraw present petition with leave of this Hon'ble Court. Hence this Memo. Therefore, it is prayed that in view of aforesaid circumstances, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be allow this Memo for withdrawal of the above writ petition, disposed as withdrawn with liberty to file afresh if needed, in the interest of justice and equity. " 3. In light of the memo filed, the writ petition is dismissed as not pressed. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE YKL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 56