Telangana High Court
WP/33890/2025 of Koramoni Venkataiah Vs Union of India on 5 December 2025
HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION NO: 33890 OF 2025 Between: Koramoni Venkataiah, S/o. Late. K Chandraiah, aged about
HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
FRIDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF DECEMBER
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION NO: 33890 OF 2025
Between:
Koramoni Venkataiah, S/o. Late. K Chandraiah, aged about 58 years, Occ.
Business, Rl/o. H No. 4-917, Chaitanya Nagar Colony, Yenugonda Village, lMahabubnagar Mandal and District.
...PETITIONER
AND
Union of lndia, Rep. by its Secretary (Ministry of External Affairs) South Block, Secretariat, New Delhi, lndia.
Regional Passport Officer, O/o. The Regional Passport Office Door No. 8-2-215 to 219, Kummariguda, Secunderabad.
Kothakapu Rathan Pandu Ranga Reddy, S/o. Thimma Reddy, Aged about 51
years, Occ. BJP Dist. President, Rl/o. H.No.2-6-5712, Gandhinagar, Narayanpet, Mahabubnagar District.
R3 impleaded as per C.O.dt.15.11.2025 in lA No.2/2025
...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitirtion of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus .
directing the Respondent No.2 to renew petitioner passport bearing No.
Y7376868 which was issued on 24-07 -2023 and valtd up lo 23-07 -2024 in pursuance to-petitioner online application bearing reference No. 25-1055842214.
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 issue an interim direction to Respondent No.2 for expeditiously processing
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petitioners online application reference No. (ARN) 25' 055842214 pending disposal of main writ petition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI L.HARISH
Counsel for the Respondent No.1 & 2: SRI V.T.KALYAN, SC FOR CENTRAL ( ;OVT.
Counsel for the Respondent No.3: -NONE APPEARED-- The Court made the following: ORDER
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA
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HYDERABAD
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESTI BIIEEMAPAKA
WRIT PETITION No.33890 of 2025
Osth DECEMBER,2025
Between:
Koramoni Venkataiah S/o late K. Chandraiah Petitioner
AND
I . Union of India, and Others
. . . Respondents
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ORDER:
The petitioner submitted an Online Application vide Application Reference No.25- I 055 84221 4 dated 05.07 .2025 seeking re-issue/renewal of Passport bearing No.Y7376868, however, the respondent-passport authority has refused to renew the passport on the ground that the petitioner is facing criminal proceedings in C.C.No.165 of 2021 on the file of III Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, at Mahabubnagaq for the offences punishable under Sections 323, 427 ,506 read with 34 of IPC and Section 3 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
2. Heard Mr. L. Harish, leamed counsel for the petitioner; and Sri V.T.Kalyan, ldamed Standing Counsel for the Central Govemment. None appeared for respondent No.3, though notice was served. Perused the record.
3. At the hearing, both the leamed counsel submit that the present writ petition is covered by the Order dated 03.09.2025 passed by this Court in r W.P.No.24690 of 2025. / ----
4. Considering the respective submissions, this C I rrt directs the 2nd respondent-passport authority to consider the Online Apyr Lcation filed by the petitioner on the following conditions: X
i) The petitioner herein shall submit an undertakirg affidavit in C.C. No.165 of 2021, pending on the file of lllArj Magistrate of First Class, at Mahabubnagar, stating that ho lndia during pendency of the said C_C., without permission c that he shall cooperate with trial Court in concluding the prr: said C.C.; along with an itional Judicial rhall not leave the Court and eedings in the
ii) On filing such an undertaking as well as affidav t shall issue a certified copy of the same within two (2) weekr;
iii) The petitioner herein shall submit an application zLf certified copy of thrs order as well as the aforesaid underttrl Passport Officer / Authority concerned for renewal of passpc
iv) On filing such an application, the passport Officer , consider the same afresh in the light of the observations mac herein as well as the contents of the undertaking given by - issuance of renewed passpo(, in accordance with law vvi weeks from the date of said application;
v) Respondent No.2 shall consider Rule 12 of the ) 1967 while considering the aforesaid application submitted t1
vi) On issuance ofthe renewed passport, the petiticr deposit the same before the trial Court in C.C. No.165 of 20: the file of lllAdditional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, at tV
vii) However, Iiberty is granted to the petitioner he application before the leaned Magistrate seeking permrs abroad, and ( is for the learned Magistrate to consicl€ r accordance with law the trial Court herefrom; esh along with ing before the t; Authority shall .' by this Court ) petitioner for rin three (03) rssport Rules, the petitioner; :r herein shall 1 , pending on )habubnagar; 'ein to file an iion to travel the same in
5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No cc its. Miscellaneous petitions, ifany pending, shall stand closed. . PONNA KRISHNA TANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SD/ As I i ll s To, r sEcTtoN oFFICER
1. The lll Additional Judiciat t/agistrate of First Class, at Mahabul nagar. 2, The secretary,. (Ministry of Externar Affairs) south Brock, S )cretariat, New Derhi, lndia, Union of lndia.
3. The Reglonal Passport^ofl rcer. o/o. The Regionar passporl () tice Door No. g-2-215 to 2'19, Kummarrguda. Secunderabad.
4. One CC to SRI L.HARISH, Advocate [OpUC]
5. One CC to SRI V.T.KALYAN, SC FOR CENTRAL GOW. [OFr C] O. - Two CD Copies \
HIGH COURT DATED: 0511212025
ORDER
WP.No.33890 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS & l HE S r;:i 0I tll 1l1C z \ I a b I * . . ... rii:. ii.:'