APHC010082582013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 34040/2013 Between: 1. LAKSHMI NARASAREDDY SURASANI,, S/O. RAMIREDDY, AGED 40 YEARS, R/O. DOOR NO. 2-10, MACHAVARAM VILLAGE, KANIGIRI MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI. 2. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, D.NO.8-2-215 TO 219, KUMMARGUDA. SECUNDERABAD. 3. ASSISTANT PASSPORT OFFICER, PASSPORT SEVA KENDRA, 38- 8-45, M.G. ROAD (BUNDAR ROAD), OPP: RADIO STATION (AIR), OLD VENKATESWARA THEATRE COMPLEX, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. ...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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of respondents on the petitioner application in file No: HY6067302184513 for passport, by keeping "on hold" status, without processing, and finalizing the same as illegal, irregular, irrational and violative of provisions of the Passports Act, 1967 and Offends Articles 14, 19 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to process, finalize and to issue passport in his favour 2 IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 42360 OF 2013 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 to process, finalize and issue passport in the petitioner favour by deciding his passport application pending in file No.HY6067302184513 on the file of respondents 2 and 3, pending disposal of the Writ Petition IA NO: 4 OF 2013(WPMP 185995 OF 2013 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 IA NO: 1 OF 2015(WPMP 115645 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 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NIMMAGADDA SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. NIMMAGADDA SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. T SUJAN KUMAR The Court made the following order: Sri P.Nagaraju, learned counsel representing Sri Nimmagadda Satyanarayana, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the cause in the writ petition does not survive and hence, the same is now rendered infructuous. 2. Recording the above submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. As a sequel, all the pending miscellaneous petitions shall stand closed. ______________________ SUBBA REDDY SATTI, J Dated: 07.07.2025 SNI 3 147 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.34040 of 2013 Dated: 07.07.2025 SNI