ORDER

Heard Sri N.Ashwani Kumar, learned counsel for the Writ Petitioner and Sri B.Somasekhar, learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 4 and learned Government Pleader for Home representing respondent Nos.5 and 6.

2. The Writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the Look-out Circular (LoC) vide Ref.No.2025/10031/002706 dated 17.04.2025 issued by respondent No.2 notifying the presence of Writ Petitioner as an accused, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 14, 19 (1) (a), 19 (1) (g) and 21 of the Constitution of India and contrary to the Office Memorandum, dated 27.10.2010 issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (Foreign Division) No.250163/31/2010-Imm, and declare the action of respondent No.4 in not renewing the Passport of the Writ Petitioner vide No.N5750211, as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of provisions of the Passports Act, 1967 (for brevity „the Act, 1967‟) and consequently, direct the respondent No.4 to renew the passport for a period of 10 (Ten) years in terms of the Passports Act, 1967.

3. Contents of the affidavit filed by the Writ Petitioner, in brief, are that the Writ Petitioner went to Australia in the y