Syed Rabbani Vs Union of India — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

Syed Rabbani Vs Union of India — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether respondents 1 and 2 should be directed to forthwith issue Emergency Certificates / Temporary Travel Documents / Temporary Passports in favour of the minor children (petitioners 2 and 3) to enable their travel from Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to India to attend proceedings in G.W.O.P.No.47 of 2024; and (interim, IA No.1 of 2025 under S.151 CPC) whether steps should be initiated to facilitate their travel with the first petitioner under the Court's protective orders pending disposal of the writ petition.

Court's answer

In view of the submission of learned counsel for the petitioners that the writ petition had become infructuous owing to subsequent developments during its pendency, the Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous without adjudicating the issue on merits.

Ratio / Principle

No order as to costs.

Key takeaways

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, were directed to stand closed.ratio¶40

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition (Article 226, Constitution of India) — High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, single Bench of Justice Battu Devanand (decided 09.04.2026). Father and his two minor children sought a Writ of Mandamus directing the Union of India (Ministry of External Affairs) and the Ambassador of India, Riyadh, to forthwith issue Emergency Certificates / Temporary Travel Documents / Temporary Passports in favour of the minor children so they could travel from Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to India to attend proceedings in G.W.O.P.No.47 of 2024 before the XI Additional District Judge, Krishna at Gudivada; IA No.1 of 2025 (S.151 CPC) sought interim facilitation of their travel under the Court's protective orders. At hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the writ petition had become infructuous due to subsequent developments during its pendency and sought its dismissal. Accepting the submission, the Court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous, made no order as to costs, and closed miscellaneous petitions, if any. No adjudication on the merits of the passport/travel-document claim.

APHC010324032025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

[3207]

THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND

WRIT PETITION NO: 16386/2025

Between:

SYED RABBANI, S/O SYED BAJI, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC ASSISTANT PROFESSOR / RESEARCH, PERMANENT RESIDENT OF D.NO.6-84, MANOJ MANSION, BANDUMALLI ROAD, MUDINEPALLI, KRISHNA DISTRICT, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA. INDIA.

SYED ASAD UMAR RABBANI, S/O. SYED RABBANI AGED ABOUT 12 YEARS, MINOR, REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER / NATURAL GUARDIAN SYED RABBANI, S/O SYED BAJI AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC STUDENT, PERMANENT RESIDENT OF D.NO.6-84, MANOJ MANSION, BANDUMALLI ROAD, MUDINEPALLI,KRISHNA DISTRICT, STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA.

SYED AYESHA NISA RABBANI, D/O. SYED RABBANI AGED ABOUT 10 YEARS, MINOR, REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER / NATURAL GUARDIAN SYED RABBANI, S/O SYED BAJI, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC STUDENT, PERMANENT RESIDENT OF D.NO.6-84, MANOJ MANSION, BANDUMALLI ROAD, MUDINEPALLI,KRISHNA DISTRICT, STATE-OF ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA.

...PETITIONER(S)

AND

UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI -110011.

AMBASSADOR OF INDIA, EMBASSY OF INDIA, BADIYA, RIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.

THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICER, . MINISTRY OF

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EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, PASSPORT OFFICE, D.NO.8-2-215 TO 219, KUMMARGUDA, SECUNDERABAD, PIN-500003 STATE OF TELANGANA, INDIA.

THE REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE RPO FOR ANDHRA PRADESH, NEAR P.F. OFFICE, BESIDE RYTHU BAZAR, MARRIPALEMVUDA LAYOUT, NAD POST, VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH - 530 009, INDIA.

AYESHA MATEEN, W/O SYED RABBANI, D/O MOHD. HABEEB UR RAHMAN, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS. PERMANENT RESIDENT OF D.NO. 12-2-396/56, SHAHEED NAGAR, ASIFNAGAR, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA - 500028, INDIA. PRESENTLY RESIDING AT ROOM NO.5, BUILDING NO.43, SALIM BIN MOAGAL STREET, AL NAKHEEL DISTRICT, RIYADH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.

...RESPONDENT(S):

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 a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 and 2 to forthwith issue Emergency Certificates / Temporary Travel Documents / Temporary Passports in favour of the minor children - Petitioner No.2 Syed Asad Umar Rabbani (Indian Passport No. X6103882) and Petitioner No.3 Syed Ayesha Nisa Rabbani (Indian Passport No. I0277250) to enable their travel from Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to India to attend the proceedings in G.W.O.P.No.47 of 2024 pending before the Honble XI Additional District Judge, Krishna at Gudivada, State of Andhra Pradesh, India, and to pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2025

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents 1 and 2 herein, to initiate steps for facilitating issuance of temporary travel documents / Temporary and allow the children / petitioners 2 and 3, to travel with the 1STpetitioner under the Court’s protective orders, pending disposal of the main Writ Petition, and to pass

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Counsel for the Petitioner(S):

1.ASHOK KONDETI

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

The Court made the following:

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND

WRIT PETITION No.16386 of 2025

ORDER: -

Sri Ashok Kondeti, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this writ petition has become infructuous in view of the subsequent developments happened during the pendency of the writ petition and accordingly sought to dismiss the writ petition as infructuous.

In view of the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner,

this writ petition is dismissed as infructuous.

There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

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JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND

Date : 09.04.2026 PGR

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND

W.P.No.16386 of 2025

Date: 09.04.2026

PGR