IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN WRIT APPEAL No.194 of 2026 Dated: 17.02.2026 Between:

Sri Balvinder Singh …Appellant and The Union of India, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Patiala House, Tilak Marg, New Delhi – 110 001, and 2 others.

…Respondents JUDGMENT:

Learned Senior Counsel Sri Prabhakar Sripada, representing learned counsel Sri Setty Ravi Teja, appears for the appellant.

Sri B.Narasimha Sharma, learned Additional Solicitor General of India, representing Sri N.Bhujanga Rao, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India, appears for the respondents.

2. The instant appeal is preferred against the judgment dated 05.02.2026 passed by the learned writ court in W.P.No.37054 of 2025 filed by the appellant.

3. The appellant’s prayer to set aside the order dated 18.11.2025 dismissing his appeal under Section 11 of the Passports Act, 1967 (hereinafter referred to as, “the Act”), and confirming the order of respondent No.3 dated 11.08.2025 rejecting his request for renewal of passport for ten years, has been dismissed vide the impugned jud