IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 12068 of 2009 Between: Ismail Mohammed S/o.Hafiz Mohammed Deen R/o.H.No.2-77/2,Mano vikas Nagar Hasmathpet,Secunderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Regional Passport officer, Near Prashanth Theatre Secunderabad 2 The REgional Passport officer,Bangalore(Karnataka) 80 Road 8th Block,Koramangala, Bangalore .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue order direction or a writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the required information as directed by the respondents from time to time in issuance of the passport for the past more than four years as being illegal, arbitrary, and in vioaltion of principles of natural justice besides vioaltive of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to forthwith issue the passport to the petitioner as applied on 26.4.2005 vide File No.HYD.AO 39396-2005. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.RAMCHANDER GOUD Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No : 12068 of 2009 O R D E R : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in not issuing passport to the petitioner pursuant to his application dated 26.04.2005 and keeping the same pending for the pat more than 4 years in spite of the fact that all the required information is furnished is arbitrary and illegal. In response to the notice ordered by this Court, Sri A.Rajashekhar Reddy, who accepted notice on behalf of the respondents placed before this court the letter dated 30.06.2009 received from the 1st respondent which runs as under: “As per the fax message received from the Passport Office, Bangalore the case was transferred from Hyderabad to Bangalore, Bangalore to Hyderabad and Hyderabad to Bangalore based on the request of the applicant. Further applicant has suppressed material information with regard to his present residential address from time to time leading to confusion and delay in disposal of the case. The letter dated 11.08.2008 calling for address proof etc., addressed to Sri Ismail Mohammed by the Regional Passport Office, Bangalore was returned undelivered, and because of this the file was kept pending. However, the Regional Passport Office, Bangalore assured that original file along with enclosures being sent to the Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad for disposal of the case. On receipt of the file, it will be disposed off by charging suitable penalty for suppression of residential address as per the standing instructions of the Ministry without delay.” Having regard to the submission made by the learned standing counsel, no further enquiry is necessary in the writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to process the application of the petitioner vide file No. HYDA039396/05 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J Dated: 06-07-2009 KLP