WP/29739/2024 of GOPALKRISHNA VEMA Vs UNION OF INDIA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 29739 OF 2024 Between: Gopalkrishna Verna, S/o Venkata Narasimha Rao Verna, age 34 years, Occ: Business, 15/1, Pedda Bazar, Kanchilacherla, Kanchikacherla , NTR District 521180 ...PETITIONER AND 1. Union of India, represented by Secretary, Passport and visa Division Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. 2. Regional Passport officer, 4*'" Floor, Stalin Center, Door No. 27-37- Vijayawada-520002 Andhra Pradesh. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue writ or order, one particularly in the nature of mandamus to declare the action of the Respondents in not processing application dated 05.11.2024 for renewal of Passport on the ground of pending criminal cases as illegal, improper, violation of principles of natural justice and violation of Fundamental Rights under Article 14,19 & 21 of the Constitution and consequently di