IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.4816 of 2026 Dated: 09.03.2026 Between:

Sri Kore Jangaiah …Petitioner AND The Union of India & others …Respondents

ORDER:

The Writ Petition is filed to declaring the action of the respondent passport authorities in impounding the petitioner’s Passport bearing No.Y6750778 vide Letter Ref.No.HYD/30/POL/PIC/918/2023, dated: September, 2024 and Show-Cause Notice Ref.No.SCN/316133493/23 dated 04.11.2023, on the ground of pendency of CC No. 468/2025 on the file of the learned Special Judge for Social Welfare Scam Cases Court, Hyderabad, as arbitrary, illegal, irregular and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondent passport authorities to release/return the petitioner’s impounded passport by considering the representation submitted by the Petitioner dated 26.11.2025.

2. Heard Sri S.A. Vijay Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. NVR Rajyalakshmi, learned Standing Counsel for Central Government representing Sri N. Bhujanga Rao, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India, for the respondents.

3. Learned cou