Heard Sri G. Ram Gopal, learned counsel for the petitioner,
Sri O. Uday Kumar, learned Counsel Government appearing for
respondent Nos.1 & 2 and learned Assistant Government Pleader for
Home appearing for respondent No.3.
2. The Writ Petition is filed seeking to declare the action of
respondent No.3 in not renewing petitioner’s passport, pursuant to the
application vide bearing file No.25-1002499425 dated 26.02.2025
asarbitrary, illegal, etc., and for consequential direction.
3. On 29.05.2025, this Court directed the respondents to get
instructions in the matter. Thereafter, the matter stands posted today.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner while reiterating the averments
made in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, submits that the
petitioner’s son, has secured admission at State University of New York
at Buffalo commencing from 25-08-2025 to 01-06-2030, is required to
renew his passport on or before 23.06.2025. He submits that in order to
renew the passport of the petitioner’s son, the passports of the parents
must be valid. He also submits that the renewal of the petitioner’s
passport is stalled due to the pendency of FIR No.197 of 2023 of S.H.O.,
Duvvada P.S. Visakhapatnam City under Sections 415, 507, 418, 420,
120-A of I.P.C.