APHC010183052026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE 8th DAY OF OCTOBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 9998 OF 2026 Between: 1. VARA LAKSHMI KONIJETI, D/o Konijeti Srihari Prasad, Aged about 39 years, R/o Palakollu, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. 534260 ...Petitioner AND 1. UNION OF INDIA, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. 110011 2. The Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 530003 ...Respondents 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 topleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondents in not correcting/updating the father's name of the Petitioner in Passport No. Y3875323 as Konijeti Srihari Prasad in accordance with her educational certificates, correction of personal particulars in passport, based on valid documents, falls within the scope of re-issue under Section 5, Section 6 and cannot be denied without valid reasons. Passports Act, 1967 Sections 5, 6, 10, the power to correct or update personal particulars flows RC,J W.P No.9998 of 2026 p. 2 from the administrative powers of the Passport Authority under the Act read with the Rules,as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the Respondents to correct/update the father's name in the Petitioner's passport as D/o Konijeti Srihari Prasad, and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case, and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: TALARI RAJESWARI Counsel for the Respondents: LAKSHMI POTNURI CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL RC,J W.P No.9998 of 2026 p. 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI The Court made the following Order: Ms. Purushotham Aasleasha, learned counsel representing learned counsel for the petitioner, sought permission of this Court to withdraw the present writ petition. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 08th October, 2026 Ksj/Vbr RC,J W.P No.9998 of 2026 p. 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI 08th October, 2026 Ksj/Vbr