THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition No.18305 OF 2009 Dated: 09.09.2009 Between: Mirza Asghar Hussain S/o Miarza Saleem Hussain Aged: 34 years, Employee, R/o 22-2-525 Noorkhan Bazar, Hyderabad. Petitioner And The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad & 2 others. Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition No.18305 OF 2009 ORDER: 1 The petitioner approached this court and filed the present Writ Petition with the following prayer: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, it is prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus for inaction of the respondent No.2 not receiving the complaint from the petitioner for issuance of the FIR/Missing Certificate to get the duplicate passport from the respondent No.3 vide petitioner’s lost passport bearing No. B2676518, issued on 15.09.2000 and it is valid up to 14.9.2010, issued by the Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad is illegal, arbitrary, in violation of Passport Act and in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and in violation of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondent No.2 to receive the complaint and issue the FIR/Missing Certificate and pass such other order or orders as deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” 2 As it is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner gave a representation to the second respondent on 29.07.2009 for the very same relief, this court is of the view that this Writ Petition can be disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to consider the said representation given by the petitioner on 29.07.2009 and pass necessary orders thereon as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 3 With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. No order as to costs. -------------------- 09.09.2009 kvsn