- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6532 WP No. 16748 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 16748 OF 2025 (GM-PASS) BETWEEN: SRI G LAKSHMI NARASIMHA S/O N.GANGANARASAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.93, NANDAGOKULA, GRUHALAKSHMI LAYOUT, NAGASANDRANAHALLI, NAGASANDRA POST, BENGALURU-560073. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARSHA KUMAR GOWDA H.R..,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU BHAVAN, 23-D, JANPATH, NEW DELHI-110011. Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6532 WP No. 16748 of 2025 2. THE JOINT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU BHAVAN, 23-D, JANPATH, NEW DELHI-110011. 3. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, KORAMANGALA 80 FEET ROAD, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560095. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.ADITYA SINGH., CGC FOR R1 TO R3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO THE R-3 TO CONSIDER THE PETITIONER REPRESENTATION DATED 13.02.2024 PRODUCED AT ANNX-F; DIRECT THE R-3 TO RENEW THE PETITIONER PASSPORT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:6532 WP No. 16748 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo for withdrawal which reads as under: "It is submitted that, the petitioner filed the above writ petition seeking direction to the respondent No.3 to consider the petitioner representation dated 13.02.2024 produced at Annexure-F and to renew the petitioner passport for a period of 10 years. After issuance of notice from this Hon'ble Court, the respondent No.3 renewed the passport for 10 years from 08.01.2026 to 07.01.2036. Hence the above writ petition becomes infructuous." The memo is accepted and the petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE NV