IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.4535 of 2026 Dated: 18.03.2026 Between:

SRI Mohammed Abdul Fazal E Hai Abbasi …Petitioner AND The Union of India & Another …Respondents

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondent No.2 in not renewing the petitioner’s passport bearing No.N0498490, pursuant to application vide File No.HY1075136301925 dated 05.06.2025, as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the Passports Act, 1967.

2. Heard Sri Mohd. Abdul Qavi Abbasi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. NVR Rajyalakshmi, learned Standing Counsel for Central Government representing Sri N. Bhujanga Rao, learned Deputy Solicitor Genral of India, for the respondents.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner applied for renewal of passport, which was not considered on the ground of pendency of a criminal case in C.C. No.12612 of 2020 on the file of the VIII Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Hyderabad. The said criminal case has been disposed of by judgment dated 29.01.2026, wherein the petitioner was acq