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2025:APHC:58139

HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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WRIT PETITION No.2417 OF 2025

Between:

Shri Sitaramanjaneyulu Elaprolu,

S/o. Late E. Ramachandraiah,

Aged about 79 Years, Occ:Retired Employee,

R/o.No.4, Shivam Towers, D.No.50-50-2716,

B.S. Layout, Seethammadhara,

Visakhapatnam-530013. …. Petitioner

Versus

The Union of India,

Ministry of Electronics & Information

Technology, Rep. by its Secretary,

Electronics Niketan-6,

CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,

New Delhi-110003 and 6 others. …. Respondents

DATE OF ORDER PRONOUNCED : 22.12.2025

SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM

1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers

may be allowed to see the order? Yes/No

2. Whether the copy of order may be

marked to Law Reporters/Journals? Yes/No

2. Whether Her Lordship wishes to see

The fair copy of the Order? Yes/No

__________________________

JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM

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* HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM

+ WRIT PETITION No.2417 OF 2025

% 22.12.2025

# Between:

Shri Sitaramanjaneyulu Elaprolu,

S/o. Late E. Ramachandraiah,

Aged about 79 Years, Occ:Retired Employee,

R/o.No.4, Shivam Towers, D.No.50-50-2716,

B.S. Layout, Seethammadhara,

Visakhapatnam-530013. …. Petitioner

Versus

The Union of India,

Ministry of Electronics & Information

Technology, Rep. by its Secretary,

Electronics Niketan-6,

CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,

New Delhi-110003 and 6 others. …. Respondents

! Counsel for the Petitioner : G. Jhansi

^ Counsel for the Respondents : G. Sai Narayana Rao

Standing Counsel for Central Government

> Head Note:

? Cases referred:

1. (2025 SCC OnLine Jhar 771)

2. R/Special Criminal Application (Direction) No.6051/2023, Dt.19.06.2025,

High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad

This Court made the following:

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APHC010046522025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI [3459]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

CAV 09.12.2025

Pronounced 22.12.2025

Uploaded 05.01.2026

MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM

WRIT PETITION No.2417/2025

Between:

1. S ITARAMANJANEYULU ELAPROLU, S/O. LATE E

RAMACHANDRAIAH, AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED

EMPLOYEE, R/O. NO. 4, SHIVAM TOWERS, D.NO.50-50-2716, B.S.

LAYOUT, SEETHAMMADHARA, VISAKHAPATNAM-530013.

...PETITIONER

AND

1. T HE UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY,

ELECTRONICS NIKETAN, 6, CGO COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW

DELHI - 110 003.

2. U NIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA UIDAI, REP. BY

ITS DEPUTY DIRECTOR, 3RD FLOOR, SOUTH WING, KHANIJA

BHAVAN, 49, RACE COURSEROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001.

3. U NIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA, REP.BY ITS

DIRECTOR AND PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, REGIONAL

OFFICE, 605-612, 6TH FLOOR, SWARNA JAYANTHI COMMERCIAL

COMPLEX, AMEERPET, HYDERABAD-500038.

4. C HALAMAREDDY PRAVEEN KUMAR, S/O. CH.RAJA UDAY

BHASKAR, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/O. FLAT NO.202, PLOT NO.

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41, VAIBHAV RESIDENCY, VIVEKANANDA NAGAR, NEAR

YENDADA PETROL BUNK, VISAKHAPATNAM RURAL, YENDADA,

VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT.

5. E ELAPROLU SEETARAMANJANEYULU, C/O.EELAPROLU

RAMACHANDRAYYA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O.8-4-66/2,

F.NO.201, RATNA PRIYA ENCLAVE, PRASHANTI NAGAR, PEDHA

WALTAIR, VISAKHAPATNAM (URBAN), VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA

PRADESH - 530015.

6. T HE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, VISAKHAPATNAM CITY,

VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH

7. T HE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PENDURTHI POLICE STATION,

VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH RR 6 AND 7 ARE

IMPLEADED AS PER THE COURT'S ORDER DT.04.11.2025 IN

I.A.NO.02 OF 2025

...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the

circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be

pleased to pass an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly one

in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the order dated 07.10.2024

passed in F.No.RO-HYD-26014/7/2024-RO-HYD by the 3^rd Respondent as

illegal arbitrary and in violation of Article 14 of the Constitu