HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
SUREPALLI NANDA
Venkata Siva Kumar Yadhanapudi, S/o Y.V. Ramana Rao – Appellant
Versus
Union of India, The Joint Secretary (PSP) and Central Passport Officer, PSP Division, Ministry of External Affairs – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitioner seeks renewal of passport. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. respondents cite laws regarding passport denial. (Para 4) |
| 3. court addresses impact of criminal cases. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. court rejects denial based on pending cases. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 5. right to travel and due process discussed. (Para 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 6. legal precedents on passport renewal. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 7. court allows passport renewal with conditions. (Para 16 , 17) |
ORDER :
SUREPALLI NANDA, J.
Heard Mr. S. Nagesh Reddy, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. A.S. Vasudevan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents.
2. The petitioner approached the Court seeking the prayer as follows:
“to pass an order or direction more so in the nature of writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the Respondent No.2 in refusing passport services to the Petitioner vide Order dated 30.01.2024 in Application No.HY1076194300324 on account of pendency of Case No.472 of 2017 on the file of the Hon’ble XII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad as illegal, high handed and arbitrary apart from being in violation of the rights of the Petitioner under Article 14, 19 and 21 of the Constituti
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