IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF APRIL, TWO THOUSAND TEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6623 of 2010 Between: Madanu John Bosco … Petitioner And Union of India, rep., by its Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, New Delhi & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri Katakam Suneel Babu Counsel for respondents 2&3: Ms. V. Umadevi SC for Air India This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6623 of 2010 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction directing the 2nd and 3rd respondents to return the petitioner’s passport bearing No.G3822287 by awarding cots for the mental agony suffered by the petitioner.” At the hearing, Ms. V. Umadevi, learned Standing counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 3 fairly submitted that in view of absence of statutory provision empowering her clients to detain the passport for non-payment of fare, respondent Nos.2 and 3 would return the passport to the petitioner without prejudice to their right to recover the fare from him by initiating appropriate legal proceedings. In view of the above assurance given by the learned Standing counsel, the writ petition is disposed of directing respondent Nos.2 and 3 to return the passport to the petitioner forthwith without prejudice to their right to recover the fare from the petitioner in accordance with law. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.8543 of 2010 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 30.04.2010 ES