Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : Date of uploading : APHC010057262026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH TUESDAY, THE 30 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 3346/2026 Between: 1. CHADALAWADA MRIDULA, S/O HARISH KUMAR CHADALAWADA AGED 32 YEARS, D.NO 1 HOSTEL,DUVVURU, NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRA 524346 2. CHADALAWADA HARISH KUMAR, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O. CHADALAWADA SIVA KUMAR MITTAPALEM, OPP BOYS HOSTEL,DUVVURU, NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MINISTRY SECRETARIAT, RAISING HILLS, NEW DELHI.110002 2. THE PASSPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA, REP BY ITS CHIEF PASSPORT OFFICER, PSP DIVISION MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, ROOM NO.8, PATIALA HOUSE, NEW DELHI.110066 3. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, O/O REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, 4TH FLOOR STALIN CENTER, D.NO. 27 GOVERNORPETA, MG ROAD, VIJAYAWADA 1 Date of reserved for orders : Date of pronouncement : 30.06.2026 02.07.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE 30th DAY OF JUNE 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 3346/2026 CHADALAWADA MRIDULA, S/O HARISH KUMAR CHADALAWADA AGED 32 YEARS, D.NO 1-94, MITTAPALEM, OPP BOYS HOSTEL,DUVVURU, NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRA CHADALAWADA HARISH KUMAR, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O. CHADALAWADA SIVA KUMAR MITTAPALEM, OPP BOYS HOSTEL,DUVVURU, NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER(S) AND THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, SOUTH BLOCK SECRETARIAT, RAISING HILLS, NEW DELHI.110002 THE PASSPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA, REP BY ITS CHIEF PASSPORT OFFICER, PSP DIVISION MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, ROOM NO.8, PATIALA HOUSE, NEW DELHI.110066 NAL PASSPORT OFFICER, O/O REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, 4TH FLOOR STALIN CENTER, D.NO. 27 GOVERNORPETA, MG ROAD, VIJAYAWADA-520002. RC,J W.P.No.3346 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3332] THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI CHADALAWADA MRIDULA, S/O HARISH KUMAR CHADALAWADA 94, MITTAPALEM, OPP BOYS HOSTEL,DUVVURU, NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. CHADALAWADA HARISH KUMAR, AGED 32 YEARS, S/O. CHADALAWADA SIVA KUMAR MITTAPALEM, OPP BOYS HOSTEL,DUVVURU, NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER(S) THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, SOUTH BLOCK THE PASSPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA, REP BY ITS CHIEF PASSPORT OFFICER, PSP DIVISION MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, ROOM NO.8, PATIALA HOUSE, NEW DELHI.110066 NAL PASSPORT OFFICER, O/O REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, 4TH FLOOR STALIN CENTER, D.NO. 27-37-158, RC,J W.P.No.3346 of 2026 2 4. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH. 522237 5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, OWK POLICE STATION, NELLORE,ANDHRA PRADESH 518501 ...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 topleased to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus by declaring the action of the respondents in Clarification letters On File No. VJ2076117040925 and VJ2076117042425 dated 02.01.2026 and to direct the 3rd respondent to update the status of the criminal cases and provide the clearance in favour of the petitioners and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 Pleased to direct The Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Banaganapalli to update the online status of CC No.32 of 2025 on file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Banaganapalli in E-courts as Quashed and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. POTHURAJU MANINDER Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. KONA N.D.V.RAMANA RAO 3. AKHIL KRISHNAN CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL The Court made the following: RC,J W.P.No.3346 of 2026 3 ORDER Sri P.R.Sudheer, learned counsel for petitioners, appeared virtually and submitted that they addressed a letter dated 19.06.2026 to the Registry enclosing copy of the letter addressed to them by the writ petitioners dated 09.05.2026 wherein they stated that they want to withdraw the writ petition. 2. Perused the letter addressed to the registry by the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the letter addressed to the learned counsel by the writ petitioners. 3. Permission as sought is accorded. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI 30TH June, 2026 RR Whether the order is :   Speaking Yes/No / Reasoned Yes/No   Reportable Yes/No / Non-Reportable Yes/No