IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 33145 OF 2025 (GM-PASS)

BETWEEN:

SRI IVAN MIRANDA, S/O JOHN MIRANDA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT. MIRANDA GREEN VIEW, RANGANAPALKE, KOWDOORU VILLAGE, KARKALA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT -572 101 …PETITIONER (BY SRI K PRASANNA SHETTY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. UNION OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110 001.

Digitally signed by SHWETHA 2. PASSPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA, RAGHAVEND RA REP. BY ITS CHIEF PASSPORT OFFICER, Location: HIGH PSP DIVISION, COURT OF MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, KARNATAKA ROOM NO. 8, PATIALA HOUSE, TILAK MARG, NEW DELHI-110 001. 3. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE, REP. BY ITS REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, 6^TH BLOCK, 80 FEET ROAD, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560 095.

4. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY KARKALA POLICE STATION, UDUPI DISTRICT - 574 101.

REP. BY THE STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR OF HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT BENGALURU-560 001.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHANTHI BHUSHAN H, DSGI FOR R-1 TO R-3;

SRI B RAVIDRANATH, AGA FOR R-4)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION P