Burka Vachan Kumar v. Union Of India

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENry SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JI'STICE B,VIJAYSEN REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 20359 OF 2026 Between:

Burka Vachan Kumar, S/o. Narayana Rao, Age 47 yea$, Occ Member of the Telangana State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Government of Telangana, Rl/o. H.No. 1-9-670144, SRT Muthayalamma Temple Lane, Vidyanagar, Hyderabad.

...PETITIONER AND

1. Union of lndia, Rep. by its Under Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Pariyala House, Annex, Tilak Marg, New Delhi-1 10 001 .

2. The Regional Passport Officer, Secunderabad, Hyderabad.

3. The Sub lnspector of Police, Subedari Police Station, Hanamkonda District' ...RESPONDENTS 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 an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of Respondent No.2 in not renewing Petitioner's Passport bearing No. K6891497 pursuant to application vide File No. HY1076941089326, on the ground that the petitioner was involved in a criminal case is illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and consequently direct the Respondent No.2 Permit the petitioner to travel to the United States of America for the period from 1sth July 2026 to 3oth August 2026 for attending ATA Conference and official engagement.

l.A. NO: 1OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent No.2 to consider the Petitioner's application vide File No. HYl076941089326 for renewal of Petitione/s Passport bearing No. K689'1497, pending disposal of the main writ petition.

l.A. NO: 2 OF 2026 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circurnstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondent No.2 Permit the petitioner to travel to the United States of America for the period from 1sth July 2026 to 30th August 2026for attending ATA Conference and Official engagement, pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI cAJANAND CHAKRAVARTHI Counsel for the Respondent No.1 & 2: SMT N.V.R.RAJYA LAKSHMI, SC FOR CENTRAL GOW. REP.

SRI N.BHUJANGA RAO, DEPUry SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA Counsel for the Respondent No.3: GP FOR HOME The Court made the following: ORDER

g3!=j{:*,=Eaf_=j::1.g I\ THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELA:\"GANA AT HYDERABAT) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY \4 RI'I PETITION No.20359 of 2026 IIA'l'E: 30.06.2026 Betw'een:

Uurka Vachan Kutnar Petitioner ANI) Union of Iniiia.

Rep. by ris Under Secietar\'- It,l inistry of Extemal Alairs.

Pariy'ala House, Annex, Tilak \'larg, Nerv D,-lhi-l i000 I anC trt'tr others ..Respondents ORDER: (ORAL) Heard Sri. Gaianand Chaici'avarthi. learned counsel lor the petitionur, and fu'lrs.\. V.it. Rai;r:ii:iksirrrii. iear:ned Standing Counsei for the Central Golemment repr.sdiltiirg Sii N. BhujanEa Rao, ieanled Depr.rty Solicitor Ceneral of Inciia appearing tor the respondents and pelused the materiai ar ailabic otr record 2.

Learned counsel for ti-re peiitit'ner subrnitted that Lrto (02) criminal cases are prgsently perrr.iing against the petitioner. viz', (i) C.C. No.3654 of 2022 on the file of the Court ol the lll Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class. Hanamkonda, lbr the ofTences punishable under Sectron i7l-E oi the lPC and Section 123(it ol the Represeniaiion ql thc !'ecr:i; r\-:i, i95i and (ii; C.C No.6-15 of 202'1 on

\tii2ii the file of the Additional .ludicial Magistrate of Fir-st Class-cumAdditional Junior Cii'il -iudse. Bhonsrr. fr_-,r the off:nr e . ::,r-rni_..1ra h le undcr Sections i,q8. -l-17 and 2'96 of the IPC 3.

Leamed counsel turlher submirted thai the De1 iii ritcr has received an inr rtati,rn fiom thc hr^,erican l-elugr"r Associaticn ... i {) rf pa:iilipalr. IN the l9'l' Youlh Cmvention to be hcici at Baitr,lo.c. r--nited Staies cl Arrerica. fron; J i.l1 .2Q26 to 02.08.2026. It is si bmirtcd that tne petitir]nei- ill.d {I.1.1"1.1' \6"j-:l 1.1'li1l5 ;n C.C -rf li-1.1. and thr iearned .\,ldiLiouai .ludicial N4agistrarc oi L-irst C ia_r .-cur,r-AcCilional Junior C ri il Jirclse. Bhli;qi1. l-.r cirlei- dateil l:.)l'5 r)6 l3rmittei tho petltloner io rsne11, lits naSSpo[. Leai;teii counse] it nl,ir subnritteC ihut the petitioner also filed Crl.X4.P. ,\io.S9t of 2026 in C C \o.3554 o12022 belbrr he Coiirr of the tli -{dditional .ludiciai \4as1!r,.:te ol First Class Hanamkonda, seeking si;rilar perm-ission. Hor.vever. tit-'satci applrcation has nc-,t _,,'c; been takei.i Lip tbr coirsideratron 4.

Ii subnr itteci titat, as th. petitlclter is :"cCu,r.-'l to ilavrl t,,r th,_. !S Liniied States oi A:,tor.r:- cin (_)l belil{c l5.it,-.2r;)6 .,, rnai-e nccrssar! ln vle\\ arangements pnor ta tne colnmencement of th.e con.'rrrtron. and rri the tic i.:i, :t'l il:.cf.:rsir rri tlt; ...-r::1 .ifrni:cattcil. r:13 ._ir i t:c].3r has been constrainei to lppr.i:Lcti liis {-oiirt

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In view of the submissions made by the leamed counsei for the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of directing the learned lli Additional Judicial Magrstrare of F irst Ciass, Hanamkonda, to pass appropriate orders in Cr1.M.P. No.59l of 2026 tn C.C. No.3554 of 2022, in accordance w-ith law b;", atfbrding opportunity of hearing, B'ithin a period oithree (03) days lrom the date ot receipt ofa copy of this order. The petitioner shali obtain the requisite permission from the Coufi of the Ili Ailditional J'"rdiciai Magistrate of First Ciass, Hanamkonda, in C.C. No.3654 of 2022, as well as from the Court oi the Additional Judrcial Magistrate ot'iiirst Class-cum-Aciditionai Junior Civil Jucige, Bhongir, in C.C. 1.1o.635 oi 2C24. before undertakirg his travel to the Ulited States of America. There shaii be no order es to cosis.

As a sequel theieto. miscelianecu: appiications, if any, pending in this writ petiiion, shail stand closed SD/- A.SRINIVASA REDD ASSI ANT REGIS R //TRUE COPY// N OFFICER , lo, la House, Annex, The Under Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs' P Tilak Marg, New Delhi, Union of lndia-1 10 001 .

2. The Regional Passport Officer, Secunderabad, Hyderabad.

3. The Sub lnspector of Police, Subedari Police Station, Hanamkonda District.

4. The lll Additional Judicial Magiskate of First Class, Hanamkonda.

5. The Additional Judicial Magistrate of First class-cum-Additional Junior civil Judge, Bhongir.

6. One CC to SRI GAJANAND CHAKRAVARTHI, Advocate [OPUC]

7. One CC to SRI N.BHUJANGA RAO, DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF lNDlA, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OPUC] B. Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad [OUT]

9. Two CD Copies BSR C,

CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED: 3010612026 .F

ORDER

rgr WP.No.20359 of 2026 U + DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION, WITHOUT COSTS