Telangana High Court
WP/3953/2026 of Manda Srikanth Vs The Union Of India on 23 February 2026
COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION NO: 3953 OF 2026 [ 3300 ] ...PETITIONER Between: Manda Occupati Hyderabad
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION NO: 3953 OF 2026
...PETITIONER
Between:
Manda
Occupati
Hyderabad
Srikanth, S/o. Late. Manda Narayana, Aged about 37 years, on- Business, H.No.MlG - 2, Block - 5, Flat No. 16, Baghlingampally,
AND
1. The Union Of India, Rep. by its Secretary, The Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi.
2. The Reqional Passport Officer, Hyderabad, D. No. 8-2-215 to 21 9, Adjacent to Prashaith Theaterd, Kummarquda, Secunderabad - 500003
3. Ankar Kishore Kumar, S/o. Mysoji, Aged about 42 years, Occupation- Private Job, R/o. H.No. 16-06-159, Rlm6sh Nagar, Godavarikhani, Paddapalli District'
...RESP.NDENTS
Petition under Article 226 ol the constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of wRlT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondent No. 2 in not renewing the petitioner's passport bearing No. N5596195 by considering the application No. HY2075760547325, dated- 13.10.2025 on the ground of pending criminal case, as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 21 of the constitution of lndia and consequently direct the Respondent No. 2 to reissue the petitioner's passport without reference to pending criminal case.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI MOHD ISLAMUDDIN ANSARI
Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2: SMT. N-V.R.RAJYA LAKSHMI, SC FOR
CENTRAL GOVT. FOR SRI N.BHUJANGA RAO Deputy Solicitor General of lndia Counsel for the Respondent No.3: SRI M.P.K.ADIWA
The Court made the following: ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TT) ,ANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHT EMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION No.3953 of 20 26
23.O2.2026
Between:
Manda Srikanth
...Petitioner
AND
The Union of India,
Rep.by its Principal Secretary,
Ministry of Llxternal Affairs, Soutlr block, New' Delhi and 2 others
..Respondents
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ORDER
The Writ l)etition is filcd challenging thc action ol'Rcsponrlcnt No.2 in noL reneu,ing/ reissuing the pctitioner's pas;porL uide frile pendency of criminal case Ccnlral Government rcpresenting Sri N.13hujansr Rao, lcarnccl Deputy Solicitor General of India, ior respondent i los. 1 & 2 and No.11Y207576O547325, dated 13.10.2O25, on lLr-' ground ol
2. Ijeard Sri Mohd. Islamuddin Ansan,, lcarr r rl counsel lor petitioner, Smt N.V.R.ltajya [.akshmi, learncd Stanrl ng Counscl lor : \Bk I \\'P 195 -l 20tr) Sri M.l).K.Aditya, lcarned counscl appearing for respondent No.3 Perused the record.
3. Learne<l counsel lirr petitioner submits that mere arraignmenl ol thc pctrtioner in a criminal case cannot be a ground for denial of passport. Ile relies on thc j udgmcnt of this court in W.l'].No.32l1 ol 2026, clated 04.02.2O26.
4. I-earnecl Standing Counsel lbr Ccntral Govcrnment, for the respondents submits that criminal casc is pendin g against the petitioncr in FIR No.442 of 2024 for thc offcnces punishable undcr Section 34(e) ol the'lelangana Fixcise, r968 on the fire of Ghatkesar Police Station, Rachakonda District, and the case is pencling trial uirle S.c.No.237 of 2025.n thc filc ol lcarnt:d II Adclitional District Judge, Medchal- Malkajgiri l)istricr. 'l'hcreforc, rc{using to renc!,,, thc passport as per lRules is rrot saicl to bc illegal.
5. I3e that as it may, considering tl-rc judgment of the coordinate Bench of this Courr in W.lr.No.32 11 ot 2026, <iated. 04.02.2026, and the purpose for '*,hich the passport is being requestecl by the petltioller, this Court dirccts the rcsponclent No.2 to renew/reissue the passport to the petitioncr on thc lbllo,"ving conditions:
i) The petitioner herein shall submit an undertaking along with an allidavit in S.C.No.23Z of 2e2S on the frle of learned II Additional District Judge, Medchal-Malkajgiri District., stating that he shall not leave India during pendency of the \Bk r \\, t9i:t l0t6 said S.C., without permission of the Court and hat he shall cooperate with trial Court in concluding the pr:ceedings in the said S.C;
ii) On filing such an undertaking as we;l as affidavit, the trial Court shall issuc a ccrtified copy of th r same within two (2) weeks therefrom;
iii) The petitioner herein shall submit :L: application afrcsh along with certified copy of this order ;ir wcll as the aforesaid undertaking before the Passport Oflic<r / Authority concerned for renewing/ reissuing the passport;
iv) On filing such an application, the Pass port Officer/ Authority shall consider the same afresh in th e light of the observations made by this Court herein as \x/ell ari the contcflts of the undertaking given by the petitioner for enewing the passport, in accordance with lau/, rxrithin three (Oi )weeks from the date of said application;
v) Respondent No.2 shall consider the Prr ;sport Rulcs, 1967 while considering the application for rerr wing of the passport to the petitioner;
vi) The competent authority shall specify the permission period of one year for the pctitioner :o renew thc passport for travelling abroad, and also obtain appropriate undertaking from the petitioner stating that 1l c petitioner shall not overstay thc permitted period and sh tll surrender the passport upon return to India.
vii) Any other condition as deemed appro rriate by the trial Court.
6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposer_l ol' -l'hcrc shail br: no order as to costs. Miscellaneous pctitions, il anv, pcnding in I I s Writ trr.tition, shall stand closcd. SD/. A T //TRUE COPY//
The Secre Union Of lndia, The Mi assport Officer, Hyderabad, D nistry of rnal The Regto tary, nal P Prasha nth Theaters, Kummargud SLAMUD a, Secunderabad - 5001)3 DIN ANSARI, Advocate OpUcI \ I I ,.C.SULEKHA DEVI II iTANT REGISTRAR I SECTION OFFICER 1,1 airs, New Delhi. 8-2-21 t to 219, Adjacent to To ?
PSK. PSK One CC to SRt MOHD I One CC to SRI N. BHUJANGA RAO, Deputy Solicitor G One CC to SRt M.p.K.AD|TyA Two CD Copies , Advocate [OPUC] e1 )ral of lndia [OPUC] \
HIGH COURT DATE D : 2 310212026
ORDER
WP.No.3953 of 2026 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS KS CC TODAY ( i 4 t[B 2026 ), .,,r+ z.-1, t lt 2--6 ( 'i! l '....