APHC010186132026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3207] TUESDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND WRIT PETITION NO: 10451/2026 Between: 1. MANGA DEVI MADDIPUDI, W/O SRINIVASARAO JUJJAVARAPU, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, RESIDING AT D.NO. 17-267, SIDIMBI VARI AGRAHARAM, EDEPALLI MACHILIPATNAM, KRISHNA DISTRICT - 521001 ...PETITIONER AND 1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY IT'S SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS SHASTRY BHAVAN, DR RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD, NEW DELHI-IIO 001. 2. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, VIJAYAWADA, NTR DISTRICT, VENKATESWARA THEATER COMPLEX, M G ROAD, 0PP. ALL INDIA RADIO STATION VIJAYAWADA. ...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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of 2nd respondent in not issuing the passport- by keeping application pending vide File No. VJ2065900099825 dated 16.10.2025 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and against the settled principles of law and also violative of Article 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the respondent No.2 to issue passport to the petitioner 2 pursuant to the application dated 16.10.2025 in File No. VJ2065900099825, 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 respondent No.2 to issue passport to the petitioner pursuant to the applicationFiie No. VJ2065900099825 dated 16.10.2025, pending disposal of the Writ Petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. NAGENDRA BABU KAPPERA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. KONA N.D.V. RAMANA RAO The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND WRIT PETITION No.10451 of 2026 ORDER: - It is brought to the notice of this Court by both the learned counsel that the subject matter of this writ petition is squarely covered by the common order passed in W.P.No.5769 of 2026 and batch, dated 07.04.2026, which is as follows: “9. Accordingly, these writ petitions are allowed with the following direction: The Passport Authorities to consider and pass appropriate orders on the applications submitted by the petitioners for issuance of passports or re- issuance of passports or renewal of passports, for a period of ten (10) years, under Section 10 of the Passports Act, 1967 and under Rule 12 of Passport Rules, 1980 and also the Gazette Notification issued by the Central Government vide GSR No.570(E), dated 25.08.1993, without reference to the criminal proceedings pending against the petitioners before the concerned Courts, subject to the following conditions: (i) The petitioners shall submit an undertaking, along with an affidavit affirming that he/she will not leave the country during the pendency of the criminal proceedings, pending against them without permission of the courts having jurisdiction and that he/she will co-operate with concerned trial court in concluding the proceedings. (ii) On filing such an undertaking as well as affidavit, the concerned trial court shall issue a certified copy of the same within two (02) weeks. (iii) The petitioners shall submit the certified copy of the aforesaid undertaking before the respondent-Passport Officer for issuance of passport or re-issuance or renewal of his/her passport. 4 (iv) The respondent-Passport Officer shall consider the said application in the light of the observations made by this Court herein as well as the contents of the undertaking given by the petitioners for issuance of passport or re-issuance or renewal of his/her passport in accordance with law, within two (02) weeks from the date of said application. (v) On renewal of the passport, the petitioners shall deposit the original renewed Passport before the concerned trial court. (vi) The petitioners shall file an application before the concerned trial Court seeking permission to travel abroad. (vii) The concerned trial Court shall consider the same, in accordance with law.” 2. Hence, following the said orders, this writ petition is allowed on the same terms. 3. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________ JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND Date: 21.04.2026 SA 5 42 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND WRIT PETITION NO.10451 of 2026 Dt.21.04.2026 SA