THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N. TUKARAMJI WRIT PETITION No.29663 OF 2025

ORDER

This Writ Petition is filed with the following relief:

“Issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of 2^nd respondent in issuing a letter dated 03.09.205, as being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and against the principles of natural justice and also in violation of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and also in contravention of Apex Court judgment in Vangala Kasturi Rangacharyulu v. Central Bureau of Investigation and consequently direct the 2^nd respondent to consider the application of the petitioner for issuance of Passport to the petitioner as per law……...”

2.1. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the present Writ Petition has been instituted being aggrieved by the communication dated 03.09.2025 issued by the respondent No.2/the Regional Passport Officer (RPO), whereby the petitioner’s request for renewal of his passport was withheld on the ground of the pendency of a criminal case.

2.2. It is further averred that, in response to the RPO’s communication dated 03.09.2025, the petitioner submitted a det