IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.40339 of 2025

27.01.2026 Between:

Mohammed Farooq …Petitioner AND The Union of India, Represented by its Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi & 4 others …Respondents

ORDER:

Heard Sri S.M.Saifullah, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Smt.NVR Rajya Lakshmi, learned Standing Counsel for Central Government, appearing for respondent Nos.1 & 2 and Sri R.Lakshmikanth Reddy, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home, appearing for respondent Nos.3 & 4. Perused the record.

2. This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondent No.2 in issuing a Look Out Circular (LOC) against the petitioner, on the instructions of respondent No.4, in connection with C.C.No.9145 of 2020 on the file of the XV Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Nampally, Hyderabad, as illegal and arbitrary, and for consequential directions to withdraw the same.

3. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner was working in Doha, Qatar, and pursuant to registration of Crime No.52 of 2020, an LOC was opened against him. It is stated that the p