Mirza Adil Rafeeq Baig v. The Union of India
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Telangana High Court (Hyderabad), Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar, 11.04.2025: W.P. No. 11016 of 2025 dismissed as withdrawn without costs at petitioner's counsel's own request at hearing — no substantive adjudication. Petitioner (Hyderabad imam aged 40, residing in Saudi Arabia, acting through GPA holder Hafiz Mirza Ghani Baig) had sought an Article 226 mandamus against the Union of India/MEA Secretary and the Regional Passport Officer, Secunderabad for their inaction in considering representations sent by speed post on 04.06.2024 and by Gmail on 02.06.2024 pursuant to High Court directions in W.P. No. 10929 of 2024 (dt. 24.04.2024), and for the 2nd respondent's failure to clarify/withdraw a show cause notice despite the Indian Embassy, Jeddah closing the complaint-case (second wife's complaint dated 17.09.2020) by email; procedure alleged contrary to Passports Act, 1967 and to Supreme Court principle referenced via Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India (citation digits OCR-illegible; court never engaged the precedent); violative conduct alleged of Articles 14, 16, 19, 21; interim application under S. 151 CPC (A.No. 1 of 2025). Counsel: Sri Srinivas Kudumula (petitioner); Sri Gadi Praveen Kumar, Deputy Solicitor General of India (respondents).