APHC010711712025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3327]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 170/2026 Between:

1. ABDUL MASTAN SHAIK, S/O. ABDUL JABBAR SHAIK, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, RESIDING AT D.NO. 17-411, NVR STREET, MADANAPALLE, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT.

ANDHRA PRADESH.

...PETITIONER AND

1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REP BY ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS SHASTRY BHAVAN, NEW DELHI, 2. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, 4TH FLOOR, STALIN CENTRAL, D.NO.27-37-158, GOVERNMENT, M.G.ROAD, VIJAYAWADA.

3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, RAYACHOTY, ANNAMAYYA DISTRICT.

...RESPONDENT(S):

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. VUBBARA DUSHYANTH REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR HOME

2. TENEPALLI NIRANJAN ( SC FOR CENT GOVT) )

The Court made the following:

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 170 of 2026

O R D E R:

This Writ Petition was filed seeking the following relief:

to issue a Writ, Order or direction more “…

particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd