WP/29505/2024 of SHAIK ABDUL WAHID Vs THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER

::1:: APHC010566502024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3329] (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY ,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 29505/2024 Between: Shaik Abdul Wahid ...PETITIONER AND The Regional Passport Officer and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. SRINIVASA RAO NARRA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. P VIJAYA KUMARI(CENTRAL GOVT COUNSEL) ::2:: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NIMMAGADA VENKATESWARLU W.P.No.29505 of 2024 This Court made the following ORDER:- 1. This writ petition is filed claiming the following relief: “…to issue Writ Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No.1 in not considering the passport renewal application of the Petitioner vide Application No.VJ2066305300324, dated 27.02.2024 due to 1 pending criminal case as highly illegal, arbitrary, unjust, improper, contrary to law and against the principles of natural justice and in violation of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and also against The Passports Act, 1967 and Rules t