APHC010404482026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE 31st DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 21794 OF 2026 Between: 1. Altaf Nour Mohamed,, S/o. Mohamed Samiodine, D.No. 7-3-043, Bezawada Street, Yanam-533464 (During his stay in india). Ordinarily residing at 401-2797 Battleford Road Mississauga ON L5N2W2, Canada. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD) A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District-522238 ...Respondent 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 toissue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring the in action of the respondent in considering my representation dated 12.05.2026 to verify and furnish a copy of the records relating to the communications exchanged between the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Chief Registrar of the Nationality Service, France for the period from 16.06.1998 to 21.07.2000 as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent to consider and dispose of the said representation within a fixed time to furnish me the copies of official communications exchanged 2 VS,J W.P.No.21794 of 2026 between the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Chief Registrar of the Nationality Service, France for the period from 16.06.1998 to 21.07.2000 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 direct the Respondent to preserve all relevant original files and connected correspondence relating to the French enquiry the period from 16.06.1998 to 21.07.2000. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mohammed Shafi Counsel for the Respondent GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION The Court made the following 3 VS,J W.P.No.21794 of 2026 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed aggrieved by the action of the respondent in not considering the representation dated 12.05.2026 submitted by the petitioner, requesting to furnish a copy of the records relating to the communications exchanged between the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the Chief Registrar of the Nationality Service, France, during the period from 16.06.1998 to 21.07.2000. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for General Administration. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for General Administration has placed on record a copy of Memo No.3383723/Poll.C/A1/2026, dated 18.08.2026 issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, General Administration (Poll.C) Department, which discloses that the Government vide U.O.Note No.20/NRI/A2/2009-1, dated 29.01.2009, issued instructions to the G.A. (CRB) Department regarding preservation of records, which reads as follows: “The General Administration (CRB) Department are informed that as stipulated in Article 369 of the Secretariat Office Manual, orders are obtained for preservation of the records in respect of Authentication/Attestation of certificates of this office for a period of three years in CRB after which they can be destroyed.” However, it appears that no orders have been passed on the representation dated 12.05.2026 submitted by the petitioner. 4 VS,J W.P.No.21794 of 2026 4. In view of the above, instead of going into the merits of the case, this Court feels it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition by directing the sole respondent to consider the representation dated 12.05.2026 submitted by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereon, in accordance with law, within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Interlocutory Applications pending, if any, in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date: 31.08.2026 KGR