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.175 of 2026 Dated: 13.02.2026 Between:

Matta Sai Kumar Goud …Appellant and The Union of India, Rep. by the Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi – 110011, and 2 others.

…Respondents JUDGMENT:

Learned counsel Sri Mutyala Muralidhar appears for the appellant.

Sri N.Bhujanga Rao, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India, appears for respondents No.1 and 2.

2. The appellant preferred the instant appeal challenging the order dated 08.01.2026 passed by the learned writ court in W.P.No.536 of

2026 preferred by him.

3. The learned writ court disposed of the writ petition in the following terms:

“5. Be that as it may, considering the judgment of the coordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.No.24690 of 2025, dated 03.09.2025, and the purpose for which the passport is being requested by the petitioner, this Court directs the respondent No.2 to issue the passport to the petitioner on the following conditions:

i) The petitioner herein shall submit an undertaking along with an affidavit in C.C.No.8266 of 2020, pending on the fi