APHC010690212025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3327] TUESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 35415/2025 Between: 1. PAZHAYAVEETI GOPALA KRISHNAN, S/O. RAMACHANDRAN, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/O. A2 QUARTERS, SANGAM DAIRY, VADLAMUDI, GUTNUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI NO. 110 001. 2. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, , HYDERABAD, REP. BY ITS REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, D.NO. 8-2-215 TO 219, KUMMARGUDA, SECUNDERABAD - 500003. 3. THE INVESTIGATION OFFICER, ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRINIVASA RAO BODDULURI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. S.SYAM SUNDER RAO SC cum Spl P.P. For ACB 2. VENNA HEMANTH KUMAR(CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COUNSEL) 2 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.35415 of 2025 Order: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayer; “….to issue an order, direction or writ, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent in renewing the passport of the petitioner for one year instead of 10 years as discriminatory illegal, arbitrary, contrary to law against the Passports Act, 1967 and the Rules made thereunder and in violation of Article 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct Respondent No.2 to forthwith to renew the passport of the petitioner for 10 years as is done for other citizens of India and pass ….” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the Writ Petition. 3. Permission is accorded. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. _________________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J. Date:03.02.2026 Asr 3 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.35415 of 2025 Date:03.02.2026 Asr