IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.192 of 2026

27.01.2026 Between:

Niketan Panjela …Petitioner AND The Union of India, Represented by its Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi & 4 others …Respondents

ORDER:

Heard Sri Jagan Mohan P, learned counsel representing Sri Neeli Rishi Kumar, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt.NVR Rajya Lakshmi, learned Standing Counsel for Central Government, appearing for respondents. Perused the record.

2. This writ petition is filed complaining of the action of the respondent authorities in deboarding the minor petitioner on 23.10.2025 and in thereafter restraining him from travel, insisting upon surrender of his Indian passport and payment of penalty/overstay fees, despite the minor being a citizen of India by descent under Section 4(1)(b) read with Section 4(1A) of the Citizenship Act, 1955.

3. The case of the petitioner is that the minor was born in the United Kingdom on 23.03.2022 to an Indian citizen father, that his birth was duly registered with the Indian Mission within the statutory period, and that he was issued an Indian passport on 02.05.2022