IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’ BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.4597 of 2026

16^th February, 2026 Between:

Thota Ramesh … Petitioner AND The Union of India & another … Respondents

ORDER:

The case of the petitioner precisely, as per the writ affidavit, is that he applied for issuance of Passport vide Application No.25-1053059906 dated 05.06.2025, however, the 2^nd respondent-Passport authority refused to issue the passport on the ground that the police verification revealed adverse report stating that the criminal proceedings in S.C.No.248 of 2022 on the file of Senior Civil Judge, Suryapet, are pending against the petitioner.

2. Heard Mr. T. Yakaiah, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. Angothu Nehru, learned Standing Counsel for the Central Government, for respondents No.1 and 2. Perused the record.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner essentially contends that mere pendency of criminal proceedings cannot be a ground to refuse issuance of passport. Relying onthe order passed by this Court in W.P.No.2422 of 2024, dated 26.02.2024, learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner’s request is for issuance of fresh pa