The High Court · 2025

...*=rro*DENTs 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 pleasedtoissueaWrit,orderorDirectionWritoflvlandamusdeclaringtheaction of the respondent No- 2 and 3 in refusing the.application of the petitioner vide No' 25-20001260826 dt-05.03.2 O25 for re-issuance of petitioner's passport of changing the existing personal particulars ie , spousal name and subsequent renewal of petitioner's Passport for a period of ten years' on the ground that there is pendency of criminal case vide crime No 128 of 2006 on the file of respondent No.4, despite the orders of the Hon'ble High court dt'27 '09 2024 in CRLP No .10917 of 2024 where in this Hon',ble court was pleased to quash the c c 255 of 201'lonthefileofXVAddl.ChiefMetropolitanMagistrate'Nampally'Hyderabad whichisregisteredoncrimeno.l2Sof2006itself,asillegal,arbitrary' unconStitutionalandinviolationofthearticles.l4,lgand2loftheConstitutionof lndia, consequently direct respondent No 2 and 3 to reissue the passport of the f I petitioner in pursuant to the petitioner's application vide No. 25-20001260826 dt.05.03.2025 by changing the existing personal particulars i.e., spousal name and issue Passport afresh with changed particulars for a period of ten years. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section '151 CPC praying that rn the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Cburt may be pleased to direct respondent No.2 and 3 to reissue the passport of the petitioner in pursuant to the petitioner's application vrde No. 25-20001260826 d1.05 03.2025 by changing the existing personal particulars i.e., spousal name and issue passport afresh with changed particulars for a period of ten years, pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI YEMMIGANUR SOMA SRTNATH REDDY Counsel forthe Respondent Nos.1 TO 3: SRI K.ARVIND KUMAR, CENTRAL Counsel for the Respondent No.4: GP FOR HOME GOVERNMENT COUNSEL The Court made the following: ORDER HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.21590 of 2025 ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri.N.Sharath Chandra Reiltly, learned counscl representing Sri.K.Arvintl Kumar, learned standing counsel for Central Government appcaring for rcspondent Nos.1 to 3. With their consent, the writ pctition is being taken up for disposal.

2. This writ pctition is filed seeking the following Prayer:- "to declttre the actrcn of tfu respondent No.2 and 3 in refusing the tpplicotiot't of the petitioner pide N0.2520001260826 dt 05.03.2025 for re issunnce of petitioners pnssporl of clnnging the existing persornl particulars i.e., spousal nanrc and subsequent renerual of petitioner's Passport for t period of ten years, on the ground that tlrcre is pendrncy of criminal case rtide crime No.128 of 2006 on the file of respondent No.4 despite tlu orders of the Hon'ble High court dt 27.09.2024 irt CRLP No.10917 of 2024 tohere in this Honble Con't :lns plensed to quash the C.C. 255 of 2011 on tlrc fiLc ol XV A ddt. Cl i e f lt4c trop o I i t n n Ma gi s tr nta, N nntp ally, Hy der nh a d, ruhicl t is registered on crime no.128 of 2006 itself, as ilLegaL, nrbitrary, unconstitutional and in ztiolation of the articles'14, 19 and 21 ol tlrc Constitution of lntlia consequently direcL respondent No2 nnd 3 to reissue tht passport of the petitioner in pursuanl Lo the petitioners applicntion uide No.2520001260826 dt 05.03.2025 by clnnging tlrc cxisting parsonal pnrticulnrs i.e., spoustl name and issue Prcsport t[resh ruith changed particulnrs t'or a period of ten years."

3. Today when thc matter has been taken up for hearing, learned standing counsel appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3 placed on record instructions issued bv respondcnt No.2, relevant paragraphs are extracted hereunder:- "3. On uerifcation of our offce records, it is submittud that this office receitted a letter No.49/OWlWPS-NZftlYD/2023 dntud 09.02.2023 fronr Inspector o.f Police, WPS, North Zone, Llydernbatl, Telangann requesting to prottirlc tlrc pnssport detdls tnd connected documents of Mr.Vishntr t I llvrterabad ^;r^o,,,!_-!.ijl,. i:2:: Kttm,rrr Tiu,nri, lrcltlt of passport No.F4445210, zL,ho is accuserl anrl nnoli,e,l in 1) Cr.No.l28/2006 u/s 498A, +gA fiC irc i nntt 4 of DI: ,"i z;cc Nn.zis1io11 on ttrc Jue !f, lt,tr[,t u o,, h4M r-ortrt. F\dernbnd and a caution/remark hns beert i.!. : lltttlrLtonctL ttgLutlst ltasslorl bnring No.T39gg626 ol Mr.Vishnu Kutnar TL,mt i l,V tltis ttffict..... 5. Thts o.flice rilceioerl Hon,ble Cot.rrt order No.IA.Nos.J antl 4 of 2024 in/ntt! C.rinrunL petitLon No.1O91t/2024 jirr' -id,"'athntn. In p_rotrctting in cc N,.zsVoit on the fite of T,:,,,,:::1,::.,,,,t ":!::,.,h,. A v t\dtlttto nL CMM ttl NuttptLltl tlu, petitionar/nccttsed No.7 are hereby qunshed. 6. Bnsed ou tlrc nbot,e court orrler, thts office deleted catttion/remarks on ttrc lile No.LrSe0ts5033ss725 ttntei to.o1.i)i""i,..nrirg to Mr.Vislmu Ktmnr l'ittnri and tlrc snmt t,o, irr,r-"i4d,_ed to CGI, AtLnnta." _ 't At this st;rgt', rear.err c.u'rscr i.r the petitioner submits that since tr.rc ca ution/ r'cnrarks on rhe file No. US9075503355725 clated 10.03.2025, pcrtaini.g to thr' pctitio.er is cleletccl, the responde.t authorities may be directed to consicrer the pctitio.er's apprication dated 05.03.2025 ancl rc-issuc Pctitio.er's passlro't bv cha.gi^g trrc personal particulars in a ti,re bou.d period. ) l,earned standing counsel appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3 clid not cl ispute the samc

6. Rccorrling the submission made by learned counsel appearing on eitirer side and r.t ithout expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this writ petition is disposed of ciirccting the respondent authorities consicier pctitioner application dated 05.03.2025 ancl dispose the same and pass appropriate order.s strictlv in accorclance with law. as expeditiously as possiblc and cor.nmunicate the same to petitioner 7 Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous Petitions/ 3 i[ any, pending in this writ pctition shall stand closed. No costs. SD/-P. D PONNA KRISHNA PUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTTON OFFICER To lAffairs, J6H7 2QW, Jai New Delhi, Delhi Road. Shivaji N aga' di""' ndeiabad' Telahgana-500003

1. The Prl. Secretary' Union of lndia, Ministry of Extern Singh [tlarg, Hanum an Road Area, Connaught Place, z. ll0o0#rr Passport officer' Regional Passport office' Hyderabad' Red Cross 3 Consutate Generat .tfi#.-5Agblenridge"Drive NE, Atlanta GA-30342' of ll3t?,,'""Houseorricqu,u]+U*u_.^,flh"li{'ft s One CC to SRI YEMI d. Eii! 66 i; siii x AnVilto KUMAR' cENTRAL c 7. Two CD CoPies fli^mf3i,r85H,_q toPUCl PSK. BS (t- l, HIGH COURT DATED:0510812025 I ORDER WP.No.21590 of 2025 {HE ST4 14. 3o ( J o L) 13 rtJE 20[ ( * Dr ,.. t ..2' -/ DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS I q caSN &r-*