Telangana High Court
WP/7352/2025 of Amber Sing Bukya Vs The Union of India, on 10 February 2026
COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA At Hyderabad (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION NO: 7352 OF 2025 [ 33001 PETITIONER Between: AND 1. 2. 3. 4. E 6. Amber Sing Bukya, S/o.
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
At Hyderabad
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION NO: 7352 OF 2025
[ 33001
PETITIONER
Between:
AND
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2.
3.
4.
E
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Amber Sing Bukya, S/o. Narahari Bukya, Aged about 41 years, Occ. Self Employee, R/o H.No.2-5l2, Vanapally Village, Garjanpally Post, Yellareddi pet Mandal, Karimnagar District-505305.
The Union of lndia,, Ministry of External Affaris, Rep. by its Secretary, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-1 1001 1 .
The State of Telangana, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad.
OSD(PSD) and Project Director, PSP Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Patiala House, Tilak Marg, New Delhi-1 10001 .
The Chief Passport Officer, Joint Secretary (PSP) and CPO, PSP Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Room No.27, Patiala House, Tilak Marg, New Delhi-1 10001 .
The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, D.No.8-2-2'15, to 219, Adjacent to Prashant Theatre, Kummarguda Post, Secunderabad, Hydearbad-50003.
The Public Grievance Officer, PSP Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Room No.24, Patiala House, Tilak Marg, New Delhi - 1 10 001
...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 pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent No.2 to 6
in non-considering the application of the Petitioner through vide No.
HY1077630569514, dated 22-04-2014 and non-initiating to re-issue the Passport to the Petitioner is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 15,21 ot I
constitution of rndia and viorative of principres of naturar justice and consequenfly direct the respondent Nos.2 to 6 to consider the apprication of the petitioner through vije No. Hy1077630s69514, dated 22-04-2014 and to re-issue the passport to the petitioner.
NO 10F
Petition under section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired in support of the petition, the High court may be predsed to direct the respondent Nos.2 to 6 to consider the apprication of the petitioner through vide No. Hy1077630569514, dated 22t04t2014 and to re-issue the passport to the petitioner, pending disposal of the writ petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRt AMBER STNGH BUKYA REPRESENTING
SRI RAPOLU BHASKAR
Counsel for the Respondent No 1,3 To 6:SRl ANGOTHU NEHRU
(sc FoR CENTRAL GOVT)
Counsel for the Respondent No 2: Gp FOR HOME
The Court made the following: ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAI(A
WRIT PETITION No.7352 of 2A25
Dated: LO.O2.2O26
Between:
Sri Amber Sing Bukya
.Petitioner
AND
The Union of India & 5 others
...Respondents
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ORDER:
This Writ Petition is tiled undcr Article 226 of the Constitution of India sccking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considerir-rg the petitioner's passport application uide frilc; No.l{Y1077630569514, datcd 22.O4.2O14 and not re-issuing the passport as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Consti[ution o[ India and princ;iplcs of natural justice, and consequr--ntly to dirc.ct thc respondents to rt---issue t.he passport.
2. [{eard Sri Amber Singh Bulgra, lcarned counsel rcpresenting Sri Rapolu l3haskar, learned counscl for rhc petiLioner; Sri Angothu Nehru, learned Standing Counsel for Central Government, for respondent Nos.1 and 3 to 6 and learned Government Pleader for Flome, for respondent No.2. /
I f 3' Le'arned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was earlier ir;sued a passporr. and subsequentry lost the same. He submits that the petitioner appried flor re-issuanoe .f passp.rt on 22.o4.2o14. I{e submits that though the pctitioncr approachcc{ the respondcnts and submitLerr relevant documents including FIIR and charge sheet relating to a pending criminar case, the respondents did not consider the petitioner s application and orary rejected the same 'n the ground of pendelcy of criminal case without issuing any written order. I.le further submits that pendency of criminal case is not an absolute bar for issuance c f passport ancl that the respondcnts havc acted arbitrarily without following due proccdurc. 4' Lea*ed standing counsel for ce.trai Government, on instructions ' submits that the petitioner had carlier obtainccl passport No'A-3l4s''z crated o4.or.rggr in the namc of sri 'iukva Amber Singh and subseq uen tly obtained another passport No. R-2 13 I 3gg dated 26-05.2000 in the name of sri []ukya Annam IRedd.y by suppressing the earlier pass sort detairs. Ire submits ttrat ,,r,hilr: processing the application clated 22.o4.2or4, thesc discrepancics \^,erc noticccr. I{c submits that it was also found during police verification that a criminal case in cri.e No.g3/20r6 was pending against the petitioner. He submits that r-he lile was kept on hord awaiting submission of acquittal ordc'rs and, in the abse'ce of response from the petitioner, the file was closed on 31.115.201g. He further submits that the responcrents are willing f'oreconsider the case if the petitioner submirs a fresh application disclosing all previous passports and pending criminal cases, subject to usual verification and police report.
5. Having heard the learned counsel on either side and perused the material on record, it is evident that the petitioner's earlier application dated 22.O4.2OI4 was closed in the year 2Oiii. It is also not in dispute that certain discrcpancies relat,ing to prcvious passports and pendency of criminal case wcre noticcd by the passport authoritics' In view of the stand takcn by the responclenLs that they arc willing to reconsider the case of the petitioner upon submission of a fresh application with compl,ete disclosurc o[ facts, this court is of th€ opinion that-no further adjudication on merits is required in thc present writ petition.
6. Accordingly, the Writ Pcr:ition is clisposed uf with liberty to the petitioner to submit a fresh application for issuanr:e/re-issuance of a passporr, cluly clisclosing all particulars relating to previously issued passportsandanypendingcriminalCases,alclngwithrelevant documents. Upon such application beipg submitted, the respondent authorities shall consider the same ancl pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with taw within a period or eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of such application. No costs' Miscellaneous-.-peti-tions, if any .pending, shall sland closed' SD/- C. DEEPIKA STANT REGI /TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER
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ORDER
WP.No.7352 of 2025 DISPOSIING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS \ o() 2 5 f't} ?l?5 ';h * I I 1HE SIA € I t lt;! * @r t q