Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/30108/2025 of JADAM MURALI KRISHNA Vs THE UNION GOVERNMENT OF INDIA on 8 April 2026
SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND WRIT PETITION No.30108 of 2025 ORDER: - It is brought to the notice of this Court by both the learned counsel appearing on either side 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,
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND
WRIT PETITION No.30108 of 2025
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ORDER: -
It is brought to the notice of this Court by both the learned counsel appearing on either side 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 directions:
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.
(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 : 09.04.2026 PKR
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND
W.P.No.30108 of 2025
Date: 09.04.2026
PKR