Telangana High Court
WP/30669/2025 of Kandimalla Malla Reddy, Vs Union of India, on 29 December 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (SPecial Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENIY NINTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT.PETITION NO:30669 0F 2025 Between: Kandimalla Malla Reddy, S/o Kandimalla madhu
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
(SPecial Original Jurisdiction)
MONDAY, THE TWENIY NINTH DAY OF DECEMBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT.PETITION NO:30669 0F 2025
Between:
Kandimalla Malla Reddy, S/o Kandimalla madhu sudhanre-ddy-, Age ?3 gc,c G;i;;i"b;;-E;pl,nl".Rv;. l-gz, wc -Vookondi, Po ookondi' sub-
i.iiiti. rvri,i ig"o", biJtnit. Nalsonda, State Telanga n a' Pin 508244'
...PETITIONER
AND
1. Union of lndia, Rep by its Ministry of F-o-reign affairs' Shastry Bhavan Dr Rajendra prasad Road, New Delhi 1 1001 '
2. The Reqional Passport Officer, Regional Pqs-sgof office' Hyderabad' D No S-
- )-il tpilg, Kummarguda, Secunderabad-03 Telangana
3. Station House officer, P.S. Munugode, Village Munugode, District Nalgonda, Telangana 508244.
4 Polaoani saidulu' S/o sathaiah' Aged 4l years' Occ Farmer' F|/o Manugode'
' Oo[inoi Vittage, bistrict Nalgonda, Telangana 508244'
(RR3and4areimpleadedasperc.o.dt.,ll'11.2025in1ANo.212o25li
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of lhe 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 WritofMandamusdeclaringtheactionoftherespondent'snullandvoidfor refusing of application submitted by the petitioner vide File application HYC}6T22T415524torissuingoffreshPassportandnotconsideringthereply da|ed.lTto4l2o25fortheNoticedated.O3lo4t2025isillegalarbitrary,violationof theprinciplesofthenaturaljUstiCeagainSttheSettledprinciplesoflawandalso violation of Articles 14'
,1 9, and 21 of the Constitution of lndia and consequently set aside the refusal order dated 2g lO4t2O25' subsequently direct Respondent No 2 to issue the fresh passport to the petitioner pursuarr to the application daled 19l12t2024vide file no HYC067227415524 forthwith.
lA NO: 1 OF 2025
Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the t; cumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Cou r may be pleased to direct Respondent No.2 to issue the passport to the petiti ) rer oursuant to the application dated. 1911212024 vide file no HYC06722741551 4 forthwith pending disposal of the main Writ Petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI MANDALA NAGENDRA BA|S J
Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1: SRI ANGOTHU NEHRU, SC FOR CENTRAL
GOVT
Counsel forthe Respondent No.3: GP FORHOME
Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 & 4: - - - The Court made the following: ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITIO N No.3O669 of2025
Between:
Kandimalla Malla ReddY
...Petitioner
AND
The Union of India,
Represented by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs'
Shastry Bhavan Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road'
New Delhi - 11001 & others
...Respondents
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ORDER:
TheWritPetitionislrledchallengingtheinactionofRespondent No.2 in refusing to issue passport to petitioner uide its letter dated 1g.12.2024 in passport Application No HYCO67227415524 as illegal and consequently, direct the respondent No'2 to forthwith issue a Passport to the petitioner.
Heard Sri Mandala Nagendra, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri Angothu Nehru, iearned Perused the record. Standing Counsel for respondent No 1'
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3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits tha, mcre arraignment of the petitioner in a criminal case cannot be a 1J ound for denial of passport. He relies on the judgment of this court : -r w.p.No.34165 of 2024, dated tS. t2.2O24.
4. Be that as it may, considering the judgment of. the coordinatc Bench of this Court in W.p.No.35O56 of 2023, dated O t..Ol.2024,and the purpose for which the passport is being requested b1 .he petitioner, this Court directs the respondent No.2 to issue the passp ) .t to the petitioner on the following conditions: il The petitioner_|ereln shall submit an una 3rtaking along with an affidauit in C.c.No.944 "f 20lt;;;;;;jo, trr" Iile of rv Additionar Metropolitan Magistrate-cu--lv-ia.u:ionaI Junior !::r_ jl1*: at L.R_ygr.., stating that he "t"u ,, rt teave rnd.ia ounng pendency ofthe said c.c., without p".-i""i. 1 ofthe court T-d ah:.a he. shall cooperate with trial C;"rt i; : rncluding the proceedings in the said C.C; ii| On filtng such an .undertakiag as well as aflidavit, the trial Court shall issue a certified "opy o? d"'";;" uithtn two (2) weeks therefroml iiil The petition€r herein shall submit ir r application afresh along crith certified ""pt J;hi"-;;;; ,, weu as the aforesaid undertaking before fh-e p.";;;J o-ilcer / Authority concerncd for issuiag the passport; ivl On fiLing such _an appiication, the pass rort officer/ Authority shall conside" tfre ""*" -.i..-Jt-'ir. ii. Iight of the observations made bv this Court n.r"i"." *ui'al'tir: contents of I.^ l^"_o".*.Hne.Bjv9n by the. petitioi;;; il;s he passport, rn.accordance with law, within three (o3i;";r;;;.r r the date of said application: 116, *;1r"1."=,1_"r:"d:#" Ii , shall consider the pas ;port Rures, t" tt " p.iiti"-"..;*vr urs L,,e aPplication for issuing "r tie pas=poi
vi) The competent authority shall specify tlL, permission period of one year for the petitioier to ""i"trr-,tt " ,assport for travelling abtoad, and also obt.io app.op;;i;-;;;., raking from the petitioner stating that the petitionei "h"[;;, r verstay the ff;il:.*o period and "rr.u =o.reod.i,h.;;;;;'llt),n return to \Bt\ | \\ t, j0ir69 lirlj
vii) Any other condition as deemed aPPropriate by the trial Court.
5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petitior-r. shall stand closed //TRUE COPY// SD/-P. PONNA KRISHNA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER To,
PMK BS I The Ministrv of Foretgn affairs, Union of lndia' Shastry Bhavan Dr Rajendra prasad Rodd, New Delhi 1 1001 '
2. The Regional Passport Officer, Regional Pqs-sqof office' Hyderabad' D No 8- " 2]i1 i; iig. Kumm'arguda, Sebundlerabad-03 Tela ngana
3. The Station House Officer, P S Munugode' Village Munugode' District
- Nalgonda, Telangana 508244 ' 4 One CC to SRI MANDALA NAGENDRA BABU' Advocate [OPUCI
5. One CC to SRI ANGOTHU NEHRU, SC FOR CENTRAL GOW IOPUCI
6. Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad . [OUT] Two CD CoPies l I
HIGH COURT DATED:2911212025 ()
ORDER
WP.No.30669 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS i) .! 1i{E ,'i i. ( /(j .t;\ !r -P t4 r 2:iti z !i) Pr'," ;t-i \0 w ,t