Telangana High Court
WP/35592/2025 of Adapa Gopi Nandan Reddy Vs The Union of India on 5 February 2026
THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION NO: 35592 OF 2025 Adapa Gopi Nandan Reddy, S/o A . Venkata Reddy, Aged a_bgu!
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION NO: 35592 OF 2025
Adapa Gopi Nandan Reddy, S/o A. Venkata Reddy, Aged a_bgu! 3{.years, Occ:
Business 2-17-76'1812, Raghavendra Nagar Colony, Survey of lndia, Uppal Ranga Reddy District - 500039
...PETITIONER
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1. The Union of lndia, Represented by its Princi Affairs South Block, Secretariat, Raisina Hill, phl Secretary Ministry of External New Delhi-1 10004
2. The Regional Passport Officer, D.No.8-2-215 to 219, Kummarguda Secunderabad- 500003
ri Modandla Raju S/o. Gajjalana, Aged 33 years, Occ: Business, R/o.
.No.1-2-50, Ganjipetal, Gadwal (D) 509125.
Respondent No.3 is impleaded as per Court Order dated 05.02-2026 in
l.A.No.1 ot 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 pleased to pass an order or orders, direction or Writ more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ or Writs:
a) Declaring the action of 2nd Respondent in not renewing the passport of petitioner made vide passport renewal application File No.
HY1075533149725 dated 22.08.2025, as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction and to consequently direct the Respondents to forthwith renew the passport of the Petitioner bearing Passport No. N5662723, for a period of 10 years ride Passport renewal application File No. HY1075533149725,
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under iiection 1 0 of Passports Act, '1967 and under Rule 12 of Passport Rules, 1980, without reference to the criminal proceedings pending against the Petitioner in C.C. No. 274312024 before the Addl. JMFC Court, Ranga Reddy )istrict Courts at L.B. Nagar.
lA NO: 1 OF 2025
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 Respondent to consider the Petitioner's passport renewal application be,trlng File No. HY1075533149725 date 22.08.2025 for renewal of Petitioner's passport bearing Passport No. N5662723, for a period of '10 years.
under Section 10 of the Passports Act, 1967 and under Rule 12 of passport Rules. 1980, urithout reference to the Criminal Proceedings pending in C.C. No.
274312024 pending before the Addl. JMFC Court, Ranga Reddy District Cdurts at
L.B. Nagar.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI K. KEERTIVARDHAN REDDY
Counsel forthe Respondents No.l & 2: SRI K. V. RAMA RAO, SENIOR S.C. FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
Counsel for the Respondent No.3: -
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 BHEEMAPAI(A
U/RIT PETITION No.35592 of 2o25
o5.o2.2026
Between:
Adapa Gopi Nandan Reddy
.Petitioner
AND
The Union of India,
Represented by its Principal Secret.ry,
Ministry of External Affairs,
South Block, Secretariat,
Raisina Hill, Ner,v Delhi 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.HY 1075533 149725, dated 22.08.2025, on the ground of pendency of criminal case.
2. Heard Sri K.Keertivardhan Reddy, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri K.V.Rama Rao, learned Central Government Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Perused the record. i. B:,
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3. Learned counsel for petitidner submits that mere arraignment of the petitioner in a criminal case cannot be a ground for denial of passport. He relies on the judgment of this Court in W.P.No.2422 of 2024, dated 26.02.2024.
4. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents submits that criminal lase is pending against the petitioner uide C.C.No.2743 of 2024 bef,rre the learned VI Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ranga Reddy District Court at L.B.Nagar.
5. Be that as it tr;alt considering the judgment of the coordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.2469O of 2025, dated O3.O9.2025, l. and the Furpose,for which the passport is being requested by the petitioner this Court directs the respondent No.2 to renew the passport to the petitioner on the following conditions: i| The petitioner herein shall submit an undertaking aloag with an aflidavit in C.C.No.2743 of 2O24, peuding on the file of learnetl VI Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Ranga Reddy District Court at L"B.Nagar., stating that he shall not leave India <turing pendency of the said C.C., without permission of the Court and that he shall cooperate with trial Court in concluding the proceedings in the said C.C; iil On filing such an undertaking as well as affidavit, the trial Court shall issue a certified copy of the same within two (2! weeks therefrom; iiil The petitioner herein shall submit an application afresh along with certilied copy of this order as well as the aforesa.id undertaking before the Passport Oflicer / Authority concerned for renewing the passport; ivl On filing such an application, the Passport Oflicer/ Authority shall consider the same afresh in the light of the obsenrations made by this Court herein as well as the contents of /
lv r_i))vi_iu-:) the undertaking given by the petitioner for renewing the passport, in accordance with law, within three {O3) weeks from the date of said application; vf Respondent No.2 shall consider the Passport Rules, L967 while considering the application for renewing of the passport to the petitioner; vif The competent authority shall specify the permission period of one year for the petitioner to renew 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 the passpor: upon return to India.
vii) Any other condition as deemed appropriate by the trial Court.
6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed. To sD/- A. SREENIVASA REDDY / ASSISTANT REGISTRAR /
//TRUE coPY// sEcrtoN oFFlcER The Principal secretary Minis!ry or- External Affairs south Block, Union of f nO'ir, SeJrEiariat, Raisina Hill, N-ew Delhi-110004
2. The Regiona:l PassPort Secunderabad- 500003 Officer, D.No.8-2-215 to 219, Kummarguda
3. one CC to SRI K. KEERTIVARDHAN REDDY, Advocate IoPUC]
4. One CC to SRI K. V. RAMA RAO, Senior s.c. for central Government t loPUCl
5. Two CD CoPies MP GJP
HIGH COURT DATED:0510212026 2 5 [r:u lti16
ORDER
WP.No.35592 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITIO WITHOUT COST Q hiE I ( !) ) * N S a a L