Archive · 15 Nov 2025
Telangana HC Orders Passport Issuance, Citing Father's Neglect of Parental Duties
Two kids wanted to get passports to visit family in another country, but their dad said no.
The kids live with their grandpa, who is their mom's dad.
The grandpa tried to get passports for the kids, but the dad refused.
The dad said he wanted all the stuff his wife (the kids' mom, who passed away) owned, and also the gold that belonged to the kids' mom.
The grandpa told the court that the dad wasn't being a good father and hadn't taken care of the kids.
The judge agreed with the grandpa and said the dad had not done his job as a parent.
So, the court ordered that the kids should get their passports, even if the dad didn't agree, because the dad was being unfair and neglecting his children.
The Telangana High Court ordered the immediate issuance of passports for two minor children.
The father had refused consent for the passports, despite the children living with their maternal grandparents.
The court cited the father's abandonment of his parental duties as a reason for its order.
The father allegedly demanded the property of the deceased mother and her gold for his consent.
The maternal grandfather, a retired police officer, applied for the passports to allow the children to travel abroad.
- Who
- Telangana High Court, two minor children, the children's biological father, the children's maternal grandfather
- What
- The High Court ordered the issuance of passports for two minor children, overriding their father's refusal of consent, due to his alleged neglect of parental duties and attempt to extort property.
- When
- October 31
- Where
- Telangana High Court
- Why
- The father was deemed to have abandoned his parental duties and allegedly sought to extort property and gold from the minors' deceased mother's estate, while the minors resided with their maternal grandparents.
- Court
- Telangana High Court
- Judge
- Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka
- Date of Judgment
- October 31
- Children's Custody
- Maternal Grandparents
- Applicant
- Maternal Grandfather (retired additional superintendent of police)
- Reason for Refusal (Alleged)
- Father demanded entire property of deceased mother and mother's gold.
