WP/13510/2026 of PILLA TULASI RAO Vs THE UNION OF INDIA on 6 August 2026

1. PILLA TULASI RAO, S D.No.3-75, Telaga Vee A.P.,532264.

1. THE UNION OF IND Rep by its Commissione Delhi 110066.

2. The Ministry of Extern Patiala House Tilak Marg

3. The Immigration offic Home affairs Governmen

4. The State of Andhra Department Amaravati A

5. The Commissioner o Visakhapatnam A.P, 530

6. The Assistant Commis 530045. E HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRAD AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) AY, THE 7th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT ABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMAL T PETITION NO: 13510 OF 2026 S/o Late Pilla Gurumurthy, Aged abou edhi, J.P.Kotturu, Korlam, Srika AND IA, Ministry of Home Affairs Bureau er East Block VIII Level IV, Sector, R nal Affairs, Rep by its Secretary Gove g Sectorl R K Puram New Delhi 11000 cer, Rajiv Gandhi International Airpo nt of India, Hyderabad, 501218. a Pradesh, Rep by its principal Sec Andhra Pradesh 522503. of Police, Visakhapatnam Police C

002. ssioner, Women Police Station UPS, DESH

LAPATI ut 45 years, R/o akulam District, ...Petitioner of Immigration, R K Puram New ernment of India,

01. ort, Ministry of cretary to Home Commissionerate Visakhapatnam ...Respondents

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 to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1, 2and 3 at the instance of respondents 4, 5 and 6 in issuing Lookout Circular (LOC) against the petitioner Passport No. VI054932 in connection with Crime No. 70/2025 dated 07.04.2025 on the file of Mahila Police Station, Visakhapatnam, having intercepted him by the 3rd respondent officials on 19.04.2026 and released by the Respondent no.6 on executing the sureties submitted by family members on 20.04.2026 as illegal arbitrary unjust and contrary to law and the orders of this Honble court in W.P.No 2269/2026 dt 04.02.2026 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, and violative of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 21 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the Lookout circular (LOC) issued against the petitioner Passport No.V1054932in connection with Crime No. 70/2025 dated 07.04.2025 on the file of Mahila Police Station, Visakhapatnamor consequently direct the respondents 4, 5 and 6 to withdraw the lookout circular (LOC) issued against the petitioner Passport No.VI 054932 forthwith enabling the petitioner to travel from Hyderabad to Abu Dhabi on 22.05.2026 as the reporting date with the employer is on 23.05.2026 and 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 to suspend the Lookout circular (LOG) issued against Petitioner by the respondents 1, 2 and 3 at the instance of respondents 4, 5 and 6 in Crime No. 70 of 2025 on the file of Mahila Police Station, Visakhapatnam pending disposal of the above writ petition and pas Counsel for the Petitioner: G V S KISHORE KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondents: PELLETI RAJESH KUMAR (CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COUNSEL)

The Court made the following order:

Sri G. Sai Lochan, learned counsel representing Sri G.V.S. Kishore Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that, pursuant to the filing of the Writ Petition, the petitioner filed an appropriate application before the competent Court where the criminal case against the petitioner is pending and obtained the necessary permission. Hence, nothing survives for adjudication in the present Writ Petition and accordingly prayed to close the Writ Petition.

Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, all the pending miscellaneous applications are closed.

___________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 07.08.2026 MP

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI

WRIT PETITION NO: 13510 of 2026 Date: 07.08.2026

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