APHC010003402025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3329]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY ,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 194/2025 Between:

Medapati Devi Manikanta Anjaneya Reddy ...PETITIONER AND The Union Of India and Others ...RESPONDENT(S)

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. CHETAN PONNURU Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR HOME

2. B APPARAO The Court made the following:

The Court made the following:

1. This writ petition is filed claiming the following relief: “…to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2^nd respondent in rejecting renewal of passport with File No.VSA076789046524 dated 17.10.2024 with a reason that upon police verification report is not clear as the petitioner was involved in a criminal case by directing to get a proof of clearance of criminal case as illegal, arbitrary, discriminating unjust against Articles 14, 19, 21 of the Constitution of India against the rules of Passport Act and consequently direct the 2^nd respondent to renew the passport by considering