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Raju Komire, v. The Union of India

Telangana HC13 Oct 2025WP/26914/2025

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What is this about?

Writ petition challenging the Regional Passport Office's refusal to issue a passport. The court directed the petitioner to furnish an undertaking and affidavit to cooperate with pending criminal proceedings, and directed the Passport Authority to consider a fresh application for a one-year permission period in accordance with law.

What did the court decide?

Directions to consider fresh passport application with one-year travel permission subject to undertakings; no costs

Raju Komire, Vs The Union of India — Writ and Judicial Review | Telangana HC (2025)

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

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MONDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA

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WRIT PETITION NO: 26914 OF 2025

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Between:

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Raju Komire, S/o.Komire llalaih,Age.34years, Occ.Service, Rl/o.486, Baddenapally,Thangallapalli,Rajanna Siricilla, Telangana-505405.

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..,PETITIONER

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'1. The Union of lndia, IVlinistry of External Affairs, Represented by its Principal Secretary, South Block, New Delhi-110001

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1. The Passport Authority of lndia, Represented by its Chief Passport Officer, PSP Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Room No.S,Patiala House, Tilak Marg,New Delhi-1 10001

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1. The Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad, Represented by Regional Passport officer, Hyderabad,Telangana

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1. Shivarathri Ailaiah, S/o Mallaiah Rl/o Baddenapalli Village, Thangallapally mandal, Siricilla District, Telangana. R4 is impleaded as per C.O. dt.16.09.2025 in lA. No.2l2O25 ...RESPONDENTS

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AND

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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ order/direction more particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent no.3 in refusing to issue a passport to me vide its Letter dt.29-07 -2025 in Passport Application File no. HY4077261876125 as illegal, arbitrary, and consequently direct the respondent no.3 to forthwith issue a Passport to me.

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that he shall cooperate with trial Court llr coacluriing the proceedings in the said C.C;

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ii) On filing such an undertaking as well as aflidavit, the trial Court shall issue a certified copy of the iame within two (2) weeks therefrom;

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tii) The petitioner herein shall s.:bmlt an application afresh along with certilied copy of this order as well as the aforesaid uadertaking before the Passport Oflicer / Authority concerned for issuing the passport;

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iv) On fiiling such an application, the Passport Officer/ Authority shall consider the same afresh in the light of the observations made by this Court herein as well as the contents of the undertaking given by the petitioner for issuing the passport, in accordance with law, within three (03| weeks frorrr the date of said application;

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v) Respondent No.3 shall consider the Passport Rules, 1967 while considering the application for issuing of the passport to the petitioner;

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vi) The competent authority shall specify thc permission period of one year for the petitioner to retain the passport for travelling abroad, and also obtain appropriate undertaking fro:n the petitioner stating that the petitioner shall not overstay the permitted period and shall surrender the passPort uPon return to India. viil Any other condition as deemed appropriate by thc trial Court.

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Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be

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no order as to cosLs.

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Miscellaneous petitions, il any,^pending in this Writ Petition,

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sha1l stand closed

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SD/^- T.^{SrinivasaReddY} SISTANT^REGISTRAR \ //TRUE^COPY// SECTION^OFFICER ernal Affairs,^South

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To, 1. The^{PrinciP al Secretary,Union of lndia'Ministry oI\€}

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Block,^{NewDelhi-110001}

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The Chief^{Passport Officer, Passport Authorityof lndia, PSP Division, Ministry} of External^{Affairi, Roo. No.8,Patiala House,Tilak Marg,New Delhi-1 10001}

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3 The Regional^{Passport officer, Regional Passport Office' Hyderabad'} Hyderabad,Telangana

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One CC^{to SRI T ADITYA'Advocate' [OPUCI}

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DATED:1311012025

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WP.No.26914 of 2025

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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Raju Komire, v. The Union of India

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