IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1^ST DAY OF OCTOBER, 2020 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WRIT PETITION NO.9141/2020 (GM-PASS)

BETWEEN:

MR. KRISHNA CHIRANJEEVI RAO PALUKURI VENKATA S/O PALUKURI VENKATESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, PERMANENTLY RESIDING AT PLOT NO.20, SARADA COLONY, ANAKAPALLE, ANDHRA PRADESH-531 001, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT

24 LISA COURT, PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY-07054.

...PETITIONER (BY SRI LOMESH KIRAN N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI-110 001.

2. PASSPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF PASSPORT OFFICER, PSP DIVISION, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, ROOM NO.8, PATIALA HOUSE, TILAK MARG, NEW DELHI-110 001.

3. REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE REPRESENTED BY ITS REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, 8TH BLOCK, 80 FEET ROAD, KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560 095, KARNATAKA.

4. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (CBI)

REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, HAVING ITS HEAD OFFICE AT, PLOT NO. 5-B, 6^TH FLOOR, CGO COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, NEW DELHI-110 003.

5. CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (CBI)

OFFICE OF HEAD BRANCH, CBI, ACB NO.36, BELLARY ROAD, GANGANAGAR, BENGALURU-56