Telangana High Court
WP/2464/2026 of Sailaja Pattela, Vs The Union of India, on 25 February 2026
COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WR]T P TITION NO: 2464OF 2026 [ 3s00 ] .....PETITIONER Sajlaja iattela, W/o Venkata Narsimha
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WR]T P TITION NO: 2464OF 2026
[ 3s00 ]
.....PETITIONER
Sajlaja iattela, W/o Venkata Narsimha Rao Pattela, aged 60 years, H.No.8-2- ?99!2lF!58 and 11R05, Mountain View Apartment, Road No.3 Bahjara Hiits, Hyderabad-500034, Telangana.
Between:
AND
1. The Union of lndia, Rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, South Block, Secretariat, Raisina Hill, New Delhi, Delhi, lndia.
2. The Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad, Office located at D. No. 8-2-215 to 219, Kummarguda, Secunderabad, Telengana- 500003.
3. Mone Chandrasekhar S/o Notl<nown, Aged major, The Chief Manager, . Canara Bank, Narayanaguda Branch, Telangaria.
(Respondent no.3 impleaded as per Court Order dated 13.02.2026 in
l.A.No.2/2026).
.....RESPONDENTS
Petition Under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleaseo to issue appropriate writ, order or direction, more in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the 21 1d respondent in not processing the petitione/s application filed for renewal of passport vide. HY3076046545425 dated 01.12.2025 bearing Passport No. P3928651 on account of pendency of CC No.
5643 of 2Q22 on the file of Xll Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate as being iilegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of Passport Act, 1967 and Passport Rules, 1980 and also in violation of Articles 14, 19 and, 21 of the Constitution of lndia and conseqLently to direct the Respondents to renew the petitioner,s passports bearing No. P3928651 of the Petitioner for a period of 1O years.
l.A.NO:1 oF 2026
Pt:tition 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 2nd resrondent to forthwith process the passport renewal application No.
HY3076t146545425 dated 01 .12.2025 seeking renewat of the passport bearing No.
P3928651 for'10 years.
Counsel for the Petitioner : M/s PILLIX LAW FIRM
Counsel for the Respondents : SMT L.PRANATHI REDDy (Sr SC FOR
CENTRAIL GOVT)
The Court made the following OROER
IN THE HIGH COURT F.OR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE IIAGESH BHEEMAPAI(A
WRIT PETITION No.2464 of 2o26
25.O2.2026
Between:
Sailaja Pattela
.Petitioner
AND
The Union of India,
Rep.by its Principal Secretary,
Ministry of External Affairs, South Block, Secretariat, Raisina Hi[l, New Delhi, India and 2 others
...Respondents
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ORDER:
The Writ Petition is filed challenging the action of Respondent No.2 in not renewing the petitioner's passport uide File No.HY3O76O46545425, dated OL.L2.2O25, on the ground of pendency of criminal case.
2. Heard M/s.Pillix Law Firm, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt L.Pranathi Reddy, learned Senior Standing Counsel for Central Government, for respondent Nos.l and 2. Perused the record.
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3. Le arned counsel for petitioner submits that mere arraignrnent of the petitioner in a criminal case cannot be a grou.nd for cienial of passport. He relies on the judgment of this Court in W.P.No.313 i 5 of 2025, dated 27.1O.2025.
4. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents submits that crrminal case is pending against the petitionet uide C.C.No.[i643 of 2022 before the learned Xll Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally. tt is submitted that the respondt:nt authorities would consider the petitioner's apptication for a period of one yea,: only, if he obtains permission to travel abroad from the court rru'here the criminal case is pending against him.
5. Be that as it ffi?y, considering the judgment of the coordinat.e Bench of this Court in W.P.No.31316 of 2025, dated 27.10.20'25, and the purpose for which the passport is being requestect by the petitioner, this Court directs the respondent No.2 to renerv the passport to the petitioner on the following conditions: i| The petitioner herein shall submit an undertaking along with an affidavit in C.C.No.5643 of 2022 before the learne,d XII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Namp;rlly., stating that he shall not leave India during pendency of the said C.C., without permission of the Court \BKJ \\jP l+5{-2016 T::11tii}li#i:;t?ffi #";'ff; :l:,811JJ;"'ii""r'o*; - -,- sha, submit an applic"tl?i Lwv r-' iii) The petitioner herern,ifi"n,"-"t*i t= *iit as the :'r:",::"?l"Xfuxt[ti'*t'3,.'".'":3'"i$'i""'3#:i'eott'o'i'v ::T:ili#;-;ffi !tf;i:.,1*.ruf";"ff :t[f ryi+ :;i*:tt**t*:# ji;*k**t*]"i;r*ffi of the undertali r:u*ri,{,il*iitx;5";..consider'oj'1:"J"'Jl#"'ff; ts67 "Ilt[""31il;;;t;* the application for r il"P"i,ti ff"'"::'fr:111-. - ?"noritv s-hall specirv the oermissio" ,t'Lul]o"" y""'';;;" petitioner to renew the 'passport '"' tiliiot-*- ti::'tu' ""i-i"" out"in appropriate undertaking;;a;petitioner"I.ti"gthatthepetitioner sharl ,ro. or"r=i.y iL -p"rT,a.lu;;r,; and shall surrender ;ffi;;;J "P"l;::":1"?*Xti" deemed appropriate bv the trial Court' Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of' There shall 6 be no order as to costs' Miscellaneous Petitions' Petition, shall stand closed' To if any, Pending in this Writ //TRUE COPY/T SECTION OFFICER South 8-2-2151o
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WP.No.2464 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE W.P WITHOU]T COSTS. \p F. 1 1 riq lafi ?j + THE S t t