Telangana High Court
WP/5906/2026 of Mohammed Basheer @ Basheer Vs Union of India on 9 March 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (SPecial Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTTCE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITIONN O: 5906 OF 2026 AND 1 Between:
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(SPecial Original Jurisdiction)
MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF MARCH
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTTCE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITIONN O: 5906 OF 2026
AND
Between:
MohammedBasheer@Basheer,S/o.Mohd.Jaffer,agedabout43years'
occ Kev uat<er. Fyoi 9--E-i?lAno, -sniieef Nagar C-olony' Near Madina Miijio,-kisnanoagh, Bahadurpura, Hyderabad-500064'
..,PETITIONER
Union of lndia, Rep. by its Secretary Ministry of External Affairs Government of lndia, New Delhi.
The Regional Passport Office, Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad Door flo.A-)-Zf S io 21 9,'Kummarguda,"Secunderabad-500 003 Telangana The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary Home Department' Dr eii-n-mu.o[ri ietu"ngan" S6creiariat' Saifabad, Hyderabad The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, Police Commissionerate office'
Hyderguda, Basheerabagh, Hyderabad' Telangana state The Deoutv Commissioner of Police, South Zone, Chatta Bazar' Pathar Gatti'
Hyderabad, Telangana State
The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Falaknama Division' Falaknama'
Hyderabad, Telangana State.
The Station House Officer, Bahadurpura Police Station, Bahadurpura'
Hyderabad
...RESPONDENTS
2.
Petition under Arlicle 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying thaf in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith' the High Court may be oi"r."O io issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in.the nature of [#;M;fi;!,-J""trring the action of the Respondent No 2 in not issuing ih;'p;r;J";lo the petitiorier despite the order of rhis Honble cou( in wP
iiro.zazoz of 2o25 df.zo.o8 2025 as illegal, improper and arbitrary - and tt.."qr""tfy Oir"ct tne 2nd Respondent t'o process the Application of the p"iitr"i,"i o"riing No.Hy306 5721888725 and issue passport forthwith by coordinating with iespondent No 4 to 7 in this regard'
lA 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 direct the Respondent.No.2 to process the Application of the petitioner bearing No.HY3065721888725 and issue passport by coordinating with respondent.No.4
to 7 pending disposal of the above writ petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI P. KRISHNA PRAKASH
Counsel forthe Respondent No.1 & 2: SRI KALVALA SANJEEV
(SC FOR CENTRAL GOVT )
Counsel forthe Respondent No.3 to 7: GP FOR HOME
The Court made the following: ORDER
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION No.59O6 of 2026
Dated: 09-03-2026
Between:
Sri Mohammed Basheer
...Petitioner
AND
The Union of India and others.
...Respondents
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ORDER:
This Writ Petition is filed Seeking to dcclare the action of respondent No.2 in not issuing the passport to the petitioner despite ihe order passed by this Court in W.P.No.23762 of 2025 dated 20.O8.2025 as illegal, arbitran' and improper, and consequently to direct respondent No.2 to process the petitioner's passport application bearing No. HY3065721888725.
2. Heard Sri P. Krihsna Prakash, learned counsel for the petitioner; Sri Kalvala Sanjeev, iearned Standing Counsel for Central Government, for responCent Nos- | and 2 and learned Government Pleader for Home, lor rcspondcnt Nos.3 to 7 !j'**...''':.1-''{1} \
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that earlier a rou,dv sheet u,as opened against him in Bahadurpura police Statit;' in co,.r:cLr.rr *'ith crime No.20.r of 20r2. The said criminal casc \\/as triecl in S.C. No.354 of 20 i 3 and the petitioner was convicted. Subsequentll,, the petitioner preferred Criminal Appeal No.343 ol 2019 before this Court and b1, judgment dated
20. O9.2022, this Court moditied the conviction and reduced the sentencc' Hc submits that thc petitioner served the entire sentence and n'zrs released lrom prison in December , 2022. He submits that since a ro*,dv sheet was continuing against him, the petitioner filed W.P. No.23762 of 2025 before this Court seeking closure of the said rou'dr, shcet. Tl-ris .ourt, by order datecl 2O.0g.2025, directed the police aulhorities to close rhe rou.dy sheet. In compliance ,,i..ith the said order, the cofirpetent authoritv has closed the rowd5r shs61 opened against the petitioner. Thereafter, the petitioner applied for issuance of passport under Tatkal scheme bearing Application No. HY306572 l 889725. Ho*,cver, the passport authorities have not processed thc application stating that the porice verification report is not clear and the application is under review. He further submrts that oncc *re ronrdy sheet itse, has been crosed pursuant to the orders of thrs Court, the action of the passport authorities in not processing the pr:titioner,s application is arbitrary and iliegai. i iI I l I
4. Learned Government Pleader for Home, on instructtons' submits that the rowdy sheet opened against the petitioner in Bahadurpura Police Station has been closed by proceedings of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rajendranagar Zone dated 25.02.2026, in compliance rvith the order of this Court in W P' No.23762 of 2025 dated 20.08.2025'
5. In view of the submissions made by learned counsel on either side and upon perusal of the material placed on record' it is evident that the rowdy sheet which was earlier p:nding against the petitioner has already been closed by the competent authority in complialce with the orders of this Court' C)nce the rorvdy sheet is closedandtherearenootherimpedimerrtsbroughttothenotic-eof this Court, the passport application subriittcd br the petitioner cannot be kept pending indefinitely on the ground of an unclear police verification rePort.
6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is allou'ed Respondent No'2 is directed to consider a]1d process the petitioner's passport apptication bearing No' HY3O6572i88a725 for issuance of passport in accordangs \^'ith law, taking into cortsideration the closure of the rowdy sheet, within a period of two (02) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of lhis order' No costs' -"''4
Miscellaneorrs lrctitions, if any, pending in this Writ petition, shall stand <.losccl Sd/.S.MALLIKARJUNA RAO IS ANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// CTION OFFICER To, o
The S^ecretary Ministry of External Affairs Government of lndia, Union of lndia, New Delhi. The^Regional ?alspgrt Office, Reg]onal passport Office, Hyderabad Door N,o.8-2-21.5 to 219, Kummarguda, Secunderabad-500 003 ielangana The Pnncipal .Secretary Home Dep-artment, The State of Telanga"na, Dr BR Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Saifabad. Hyderabad The Commis_sioner of Police, Hyderabad, Poliie Commissionerate office, Hyderguda. Basheerabagh, Hyderabad, Telanqana State. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, South Zoie, Chatta Bazar, pathar Gatti, Hyderabad, Telangana State. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Falaknama Division, Falaknama, Hydera bad, Telangana State. The Station House Officer, Bahadurpura Police Station, Bahadurpura, Hyderabad One CC to SRI P KRISHNA PRAKASH, Advocate [OPUC] ONC CC tO SRI KALVALA SANJEEV (SC FOR CENTRAL bOWI TOPUCI Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Tetangani tOUft Two CD Copies BN
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HIGH COURT DATED:0910312026
ORDER
WP.No.5906 of 2026 ALLOW!NG THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS ( )
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