Telangana High Court
WP/35797/2025 of Nagabandi Srinivas Vs Union of India on 6 February 2026
S/o. Late Chandrasekar, Aged. 49 years, Occupation..Business; Resident of H.No.11-13-970, Flat No.101, Plot No.9/'llC, Satya Villa, Green Hills Colony, Saroor Nagar, Rangareddy.District, Pincode. 500035 ...PETITIONER AND 1. Union of lndia, Rep by its Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs,
Nagabandi Srinivas, S/o. Late Chandrasekar, Aged. 49 years, Occupation..Business; Resident of H.No.11-13-970, Flat No.101, Plot No.9/'llC, Satya Villa, Green Hills Colony, Saroor Nagar, Rangareddy.District, Pincode. 500035
...PETITIONER
AND
1. Union of lndia, Rep by its Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, South Block, Vijay Chowk Area, Central Secretariat, Gate No.4, Room No.177, New Delhi- 1 1001 1.
2. The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, H.No.8-2-215 to 219, Kummarguda, Secunderabad-500003 (TS).
3. Station House Officer, Atmakur Police Station, Warangal District, Telangana State.
4. State Police Department, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court for the State of Telangana, flyderabad.
5. Raghupathi Reddy Kunati S/o. Buchi Reddy, 61 years, Occupation Farmer, R/o Oorugonda (v) Damera mandal, Hanumakonda Dist (TS)
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENW SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION NO:35797 OF 2025
Respondent No.5 is impleaded as per Court Order dated 09.12.2025 in
l.A.No.2 of 2025
RESPONDENTS:.
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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS to declare the issuance of Surrender Certificate No.
HYI 07501 6356525, dated 18llgl2025 upon surrendering passport No.AE145357
by 2no Responclent based on advers" r."mrrt<, submitted by police Authorities and is illegat, arbitrary, and unconstitutionar and set aside the same.
lA NO: 1 OF 20:2!
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 2nd responclent to forthwith return the passport No. AE145357, which was surrendered to 2nd respondent on 1810gt2025 and ailow him to travel vietnam and Germany by utilizing the travel offer given by prestige Holiday Resorts LLp (Karma Ctub).
Counsel for the p,etitioner: SRI CH. SRINIVASULU
counsel for the Respondents No.1 & 2: sMT. N.v.R. RAJYA LAKSHMT, sR,NBfi i,::[Sf HHb3,",yfirsgf,till's==;==lils,,ND'A
Counsel for the Reispondents No.3 & 4: Gp FOR HOME
counsel for the Rerspondent No.S: sRr KOMPALLT LTNGAM GouD
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.35797 of 2O2S
06.02.2026
Between:
Nagabandi Srinivas
...Petitioner
AND
Union of lndia,
Represented by its Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, South Block, Vrjay Chowk Area, Central Secretariat, Gate No.4, Room No.177, Ne'uv Delhi and 4 others
...Respondents
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ORDER:
The Writ Petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of Respondent No.2 in issuing the surrender certificate dated 18.09.2025, based on adverse remarks submitted by the police authorities, is illegal, and consequently seeking a direction to Respondent No.2 to forthwith return the surrendered passport.
2. Heard Sri Ch.Srinivasulu, learned counsel for petitioner, Smt N.V.R.Rajya Lakshmi, learned Standing Counsel for Central Government representing Sri N.Bhujanga Rao, learned Deputy Fr- \BK.J wP_i_i 7et_2025 Solicitor General of India, for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and learned Government Pleader for Home, for respondent Nos.3 and
4. Perused the record.
3. Letrrned counsel for the petitioner submits that mere arraignnrent of petitioner in a criminal case cannot be a ground for denial of passport. He further submits that the issue raised in this wril petition is squarely covered by the order dated 19.12.2024 passed by this court in w.p.No.3ssso of 2024 and therefore prayed to pass similar order even in this writ petition.
4. Lea:ned Standing counsel for central Government, for the respondents submits that criminal case is pending against the petitioner uide c.c.No.214 of 2023 before the learned principal Junior civil Judge court at parkai and therefore, surrendering the petitioner's passport as per Rules cannot be said to be illegal.
5. Having considered the respective submissions and in light of the ordr:r passed by this court in w.p.No.35550 of 2024, this writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent No.2 to take steps for return of the passport in accordance with the following directions:
i) The respondent No.2 shall release the petitioner,s passport within 2 weeks from 02.02.2,,26. The respondent No.2 sha, /
\BK.J \\P ji;ei l!l15 inform the Petitioner of the time and place for the return of Passport. {iit The petitioner shall submit an undertaki, g aloag with an affidavit before the learued Principal Junior Civil Judge Court at Parkal in C.C.No.214 of 2023 stating that the Petitioner will not leave India during pendency of the C.C without Permisslon of the Court and the petitioner will cooperate with the Trial Court in concluding the criminal Proceedings. (iii| The Trial Court shall issue a certifled copy of the and aflidavit within 2 weeks from the date of filing of the undertaking. (ivlThe petitioner shall submit the certified copy of the aforesaid undertaking along with the reply/explanation before the concerned PassPort Oflicer for consideration of his appllcation for retutn of passPort. (v| The respondent No.2 shall be at liberty of taking stePs on breach of the undertaking. (vi! The Passport Authority shall consider the documents in the light of the observations made by the Courts as well as the undertaking and other documents frled by the petitioner' The petitioner shall also be at liberty to rely on the decisions in this regard. The petitioner shall be at liberty to lile an appllcation before the learned Principal Junior Civil Judge Court at Parkal seeking permission to travel outside India, The said trial Court shall consider the same in accordance with law. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs' SD/- P.PONNA KRISHNA ASSISTANT REGIS /,TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER
1. The Regional 219, Kummarg uda, Passport Office, H.No.8-2-215 to (TS).
2. One CC to SRI CH. SR|N|VASULU, Advocate IOPUCI
3. One CC to SRI N. BHUJANGA RAO, Deputy Solicitor Generat of tndia loPUcl Officer, ional 3 To
4. Two CCs to GP for Home, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderab_qgt.lO*![ll +_
5. One CC to SRt KOMPALL| LTNGAM GOUD
6. Two CD Copies , Advocate [OPUC] MP PS a.
HIGH COURT DATED:0610212026 ,i€ fr I () rJ .< 1r ttB u$ gt
ORDER
WP.No.35797 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS * \