2026:APHC:40335 APHC010086522026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3327]

AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 4872/2026 Between:

1. YENDRAPALLI SRINIVASA RAO, S/O KOTESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/O 26-36-30, LINE-3, ANKAMMA NAGAR, GUNTUR URBAN A.P-522004.

...PETITIONER AND

1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REP BY ITS SECRETARY THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS E BLOCK, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI, DELHI 110001

2. THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, OFFICE OF REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER 4TH FLOOR, STALIN CENTRAL, D. NO. 27-37-150, GOVERNOR PET, M.G. ROAD, VIJAYAWADA - 520002, ANDHRA PRADESH.

RPO.VIJAYAWADA@MEA.GOV.IN

3. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT-522503.

4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, PATTABHIPURAM POLICE STATION GUNTUR URBAN, ANDHRA PRADESH-522006

5. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, NAGARAMPALEM POLICE STATION GUNTUR URBAN, ANDHRA PRADESH-522004 ...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affi