Telangana High Court
WP/384/2026 of Uday Reddy Yellu Vs The Union of India on 13 February 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION NO: 384 OF 2026 Between: Uday Reddy Yellu, S/o Sudharshan Reddy Yellu,
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION NO: 384 OF 2026
Between:
Uday Reddy Yellu, S/o Sudharshan Reddy Yellu, Aged about 31 years, Occ. Self Employed, Fl/o Plot No.'llP & 2, Rainforest, Bhel Vista, Petbasheerabad, Telangana-
...PETiTIONER
AND
'1 . The Union of lndia, Rep. by its Secretary, Ir4inistry of External Affairs, New Delhi.
2. The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad.
Kurmaguda, Secunderabad.
3. Smt. Soujanya Reddy, D/o Late Prabhakar Reddy, Aged about 26 years, Occ.
Household, Rl/o H. No.1 '1-3-29215, Srinivas Nagar Colony, Sitafalmandi, Secunderabad
..RESPONDENTS
Petition under Nlicle 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of lVlandamus declaring the action of the respondents more particularly respondent No.2 herein in issuing the impugned Refusal letter dated 06-12-2024, vide Letter No.HY1077018672324, calling upon the petitioner herein to submit an acquittal order in C.C.No.531612022, on the file of Additional Junior Civil Judge Court, Ivledchal or obtain permission to travel abroad from the Trial Court to process petitioner's passport application File No.HY1077018672324, dated 11-10-2024, as illegal, arbitrary, in violation of the Article 14,21 and 300-4 of Constitution of lndia, besides in violation of the principles of natural justice and to consequently set aside the .,,1
impugned Refusal letter dated 06-12-2024, vide Letter N: HY1 077018672324, passed by the respondent No.2, including the direction to t re respondent No.2
herein to forthwith renew the petitioner's passport in furtherarr: to application vide File No.HY1 07701 867 2324, dated 1 1 -1 O-2O24.
l.A. NO: 1OF 2026
Petition under Section 15-1 CPC praying that in the circun r affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be, the impugned Refusal letter dated 06-12-2024, vide Letter Nc passed by the respondent No.2, including the direction to t herein to forthwith renew the petitioner's passport in furtherarc File No.HY1077018672324, dated t 1-10-2024 pending dispcs petition.
lances stated in the
rleased to set aside
HY1077018672324,
re respondent No.2
: to application vide
rl of the above writ
Counsel for the Petitioner: M/s. KATIKA RAVINDER REDD\'
Counsel for the Respondent No.1 & 2: SMT N.V.R.RAJYA Ll KSHMI, SC FOR CENTRAL (i )VT. REP.
SRI N.BHUJANGA RI O,
DEPUTY SOLICITOR C ENERAL OF INDIA
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.384 of 2026
L3.O2.2026
Between:
Udav Reddv Ycllu
...Petitioner
AND
Thc Union of lndia,
Rep.by its Secretary',
Ministry of External Affairs,
Neu, Delhi ancl 2 others
...Respondents
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ORDER:
'l'hc Writ Petitirrn is liled challenging thc action of RcspondenL penclenc-v of criminal case.
2. Hcard M/s.Katika Ravinder Reddy, learncd counsel for thc No.2 in noL issuing the petitioner's passport uide File No.t{Y1077018672324, dated 06.12.2024, on thc ground ol petitioner and Smt N.V.R.Raj1,a l-akshmi, learned Standing Counsel for Central GovernmenL appearing for Sri N.Bhu_.1anga Rao.
\LII\ I \\'P l3l t0t6 learned Deputy Solicitor General of India for resp< ndent Nos.1 and
2. Perused thc record
3. l,earned counscl for petitioncr submits that r rere arraignment of the petitioner in a criminal casc cannot be a grc _rnd for dcnial of passport. He rclics on thr: judgment ol tl-ris cour.t n w.p.No.24690 of 2025, dated 03 09.2025.
4. Learned Standing Counsel for the responder t s submits that a criminal case is pending against the petitioner in C.C.No.53 16 of 2022 on thc lilc of the learned Additionat Jurr or Civil Jucige, Medchal, and therefore, refusal to renelv the pet t oner,s passport as per the rules c:unot be said to be illcgal_
5. Bc that as it mav, considering the judgment r l.the coordinate Bench of this Court in W.p.No.2469O of 2025, cl:r cd 03.09.2025, and the purposc lor which the passport is being -, quested b-v the petitioner, this Corrrt directq the respondent No. I to reneu, the passport to the pe titioner on the follou,ing conditiorL :
i) The pctitioner herein shall submit an unde .taking along with an affidavit in C_.C.No.5316 of 2022, pending n the"file o-f the learned Additional Junior Civil Uudge, ^Ivfedchal. stating thai he shall not leave India during p.naenc57 of itre said ).C., without permission of the Court and that fre sfratt cooperE te with trial Court in.concluding the proceedings in ttre saiA C.C _ . - _ ii) On filing such an .undeitaking as well as rffidavit, the trial Court shall issue a certifiied "opy oi the'same s ithir two (21 weeks therefromq
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iii) The petitioner herein shall submit an application afresh along with the aforesaid undertaking bcfore the Passport Officer / Authority concerned for renewing the passport; iw) On filing such an application with the undertaking, the Passport Oflicer/ Authority shall consider the same afresh duly considering the contcnts of the undertaking given by the petitioner for issuing the passport, in accordance with law' within thrce (O3) weeks from thc date of filing thc said application along with the undertaking. wl Respondent No.2 shall consider the Passport Rules, 1967 while considering the application for renewing of the passport to the petitioner;
vi) The competent authority shall specify the permission period of one year for the petitioner to reneu/ the passport for travelling abroad, and also obtain appropriate undertaking from the petitioner stating that the petitioner shall not overstay the permitted period and shall surrender thc Passport uPon return to India.
vii) Any othcr condition as deemed approPriate by the trial Court.
6. Accordingl-v, the Writ Petition is disposed ol. Therc shall be no order as to costs Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petilion, shall stand closed SD/.P.PONNA KRISHNA SISTANT REGI //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, The Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, New D lhi, Union of lndia. e t) The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, HYderabad Kurmaguda, Secunderabad. The Additional Junior Civil Judge, Medchal. One CC to M/s. KATIKA RAVINDER REDDY, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to SRI N.BHUJANGA RAO, DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF tf.tOtn, nigfr Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad IOPUCI Two CD CoPies BSR GJP I
HIGH COURT DATED: 1310212026
ORDER
WP.No.384 o12026 ( TNE :JIA it; i B ?t]?f Z tt l o f'. I \.t, * DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS ql