[ 3s14 ] IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYOERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE MOUSHUMI BHATTACHARYA AND THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE RENUKA YARA WRIT PETITION NO: 25190 OF 2026 Between: Harika Rampuram, W/o. Sandeep Panjala, Age 38 years, Occ: pvt. Employee, Rlo. 16220 Phoebe Road, Apt 7102, Frisco, Texes,75035, USA, presenily residing at Flat no.405, North Kamala'Nagar, Kushaiguda, Secunderabad, Telangana-500062. ...PETITIONER AND 1. State of Telangana, Department of Home, Represented by Principal Secretary having office at Secretariat Building , Opposite Lumbini Park, Hyderabad. 2. The Station House fficer, Kushaiguda Police StationBeside Bus Stand, ECIL Cross Road, Kushaiguda, Secunderabad, Telangana, 500062 3. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Malkajgiri, Uppal Zone, Above Uppal police Station, Uppal X Road, Hyderabad- 500039 4. Deputy Commissioner of Polce Malkajgiri, Uppal Division, 2nd Floor, near Uppal Police Station, Uppal X Road, Hyderabad, 500039. 5. Commissioner of Police Malkajgiri, near Malkajgiri Court Complex, Neredmet, Secunderabad, Telangana-500056. 6. Station House Officer, Mahabubabad Town Police Station, Mahmudabad, Near Mandal Revenue Office, MRO ffice Road, Mahabubabad, Telangana, 506'101 7. Superintendent of Police, Mahmudabad,Sri Ram Nagar, near the BC Colony Road in Manukota, Mahabubabad, Telangana, PIN 506101.

8. Director General of Police, Telangana having officer at Lakdikapul Road, Ravindra Bharathi, Red Hills, Lakdikapul, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500004 9. Panjala Sandeep S/o. Panjala Satyanarayana, Age 43 years, Occ.Pvt Employee, R/o. 5-4-112. Kankarboard, near water tank, Mahabubabad, Telangana. M. 9573719665 ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Arlicle 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Courl may be pleased to a) lssue a Writ. Order, or Direction. more particularly one in the nature of a WRIT OF |-IABEAS CORPUS, directing the Respondents, and particularly Respondent No.9, to produce the minor children, namely Ayushi Panjala (daughter) and Avyay Panjala (son), t,efore thrs Honourable Court b) Upon their production, be pleased to set the minor children at liberty and hand over their custody to the Petitioner, tl-reir mother and natural guardian c) Pass such consequential orders as may be necessary to facilitate the safe and immediate return of the Petitioner and the minor children to their country of habitual residence, the United States of America, including a direction tc Respondent No. 9 to l-and over their passports and other travel documents. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI ABHINAV KRISHNA UPPALURI Counsel for the Respondent No.1 to 7: SRI T. RAVI KUMAR, ASST. GP REP. FOR THE ADDL. ADVOCATE GENERAL

Counsel for the Respondent No.8: GP FOR HOME C:ounsel for the Respondent No.9: SRI K. UDAY KUMAR The Court made the following: ORDER IN-ttIE HIGH COI]RT FOR I'IIE STATE OF TT]I-ANGANA AT IIYDT]RAI}AD THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE MOUSHUMI BHA'I'T'ACHARYA AND THE HONOT]RABI,E SMT..IIJSTICE RENUKA YARA wRl't PU'tlI'lON No. 25190 of 2026 DATE OF ORDER: 04.08.2026 Between: Ilarika Rarrpulan'r ...Petiti<lner AND State of Telangana and 8 others. . . Respondent \4r. .\bhirrar Krrslrrra t ppalLrti. lcarrtcd coutrrcl appcaring lbr tlle petitiorler .l-. the learnedMr. Ravi Kumar. tlte learned Asl;istant (iovernment Pleader reptesenting ,\ddrtional Advocate General appearirrg for resp<.rndent Nos.l to 7 9.Mr. K tJday Kumar. learncd coLrnscl appearirtg lor rcsporrdent No ORDER: (Per Hon'ble Justice MoushLrnri Bhattacharya) by the petitioner, who is naturall. 'l'he present Writ Pctition is tiled rnothcr and law'1ul guardiarr ol'thc rrinor ch ildrenlallegcd detenues namely years,Ayushi Panjala and Avyay Panjala, aged about 13 years and l0 respectively. The alleged detenues Ayushi Panjala and Avyay Panjala, are the daughter and son. rcspc'ctivcll'. o1' thc petitioner and the respondent No.9 \4B..I & RY..I \\'P l5 lg0 1026

2. Leamed counsel appcaling fbl the petitionel and t re resporrdent No.9 inlormed the Court that the petitioner is presently residing in Dallas, Texas, .fheUnited States ol- Arnerica. w'here she is employed. respondent No.9, who is the f-ather ol' thc allesed detenues. IS preientl) res id ing ln Hyderabad. I'he petitioner sent the alleged detenues to India sometime in the month of NIar. 1016. to spcnd their sutlmer r acation r.vith their father, the respondent \o.9. Ihc allc,rred detenues r.'"'e re scheduled to retum to the Llnited States of Arnerica on 18.07.2026. However, the respondent No.9 did rrot perrrit the allegccl detenues to return to the United States of Arrerica. The Coult rias lirrther intbrrned that the alleged detenues, u'ho are presentl\ in lndia. are students of a school in Dallas and are required to return to Dallas. as their school is scheduled to reopen on 12.08.2026 3 Considering the urgency and lacts shou,n to us on 3 1.07 .2026, we had directed thc olficial ltspondents to produce thc alleged detenues in -l Cor-rrt todar'. he petitioner' :rncl the respondent No.9 lre also present tn Court Lodar' 4. !\ e interactecl n it]'r thc alleged detenues in oul citarnbers to protect their prir.'acy and to cnsLrrc that they were corrrtbnable during their interaction uith the (-orrrt. l,ipon putting specifrc questions to the alleged dete.Lr,-'s. borh inclir idua[-r .rd .joirtrr. nanrerr . ,{r Lrsiri I)an jara ancr Ar r ar 2 MB. J & RY..I wP 25 190 2026

Panjala, they unequivocally expressed their desire to return to Dallas and to live with their rnother (the petitioner). Both Ayushi Panjala and Avyay Panjala also made it clear that they wished to resume their schooling in Dallas. They lurrher stated that they would like the respondent No.9 to visit them in Dallas, but reside in a separate house, so that they can spend a few weekends with the respondent No.9. Significantly, they also stated that they would still preler to lL'tLrrn to Dallas and reside with their mother, if the respondent No.9 is unwilling to visit Dallas ocal statelrents rnade by the alleged5. Irr view of the clear atrd unequii thedetenues, we deetn it flt to clirect the respondent No.9 to hand over custody of the alleged detenues, natnely, Ayushi Panjala and Avyav ensurePanjala, to the petitioner today itself. lhe official respondents shall are handed ovet' to thethat both Ayushi Panjala and Avyay Paniala petitioner in Court today. Respondent No.9 is also directed to hand over the passports olthe alleged detenues to the petitioner today. The petitioner and the respondent No.9 are prcsent in CoLlrt Later the order in open Court and passed the direction,6. Alter we dictated Mr. S. Surender Reddy, learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 9, advancewho appeared fbr the flrst tirne in Court today, sought time to 3 MB..I & RY..I wP 15190 1026

arguments on behalf ot'the respondent No.9 Learned counsel submitted that he had received the notice onlt.vesterdav 7 s'e dee,r ir fir to record that this r-natter rvas taken up for consideration on 31.07.2016. The concerned Section issued Notice to the respondert No.9. It is also rcler,'ant to state that we heard the rnatter during the u.roming session todar' i.e.. 04.0g.1016, in the presence of the counsel appearine tbr the responde.t \io. 9. Irowever, Mr. S, Surender Reddy was not present irr ( ourt at the tirxe of hearing. In an1, e'ent, the submissions rrade on behall'ol the rcspondent \o.9 looses rerevance in of the 'ieu clear siatenrents rnade b1 thc aleged detenues that they *ant to reside with therr rrother/thc petitione r in Dallas. t ISA and resume school in Dallas on or before 12.08.2016, i.c.. r.ihen thc school opens after the sumrner vacatlolt 8. W.P.\o.15 190 ol' 10 16. along ri,ith all pending applications, IS disposed of in the abor c tcrrrs. I he'c sharI be no order as to costs. SD/. C.DEEPIKA ASSI TANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// CTION OFFICERTo, '1 . The Principal Secreta ry having office at Secretariat Bul Mng State of Telangana, Department of Home, Opposite Lumbini Park, Hyderaba d 2. The Statron House Officer, KushaiguCa police StationBesije Bus Stand, ECIL Cross Road. Kushaiguda. Secunderabad, Telang ana.500062

3. Assistant Commissioner, of police, Zone, Above Uppal police Malkajgiri, Uppal-"" Station, Uppat X Road, Hyderabad_ SOOOS(i' 4 Deputy commissioner of porce Markajgiri, Uppar Division, 2nd Froor, near Uppar Uppal X Road, HyOerrOiO, SCOiO._ PoliceStation, 5. Commissioner of potice M:1119,Ii, n"ui f,,,fuff.r;giri Court Comptex, Neredmet, Secunderabad, Telangana_500d56. 6. Station House fficer, Mahabubabad Town police Station, Mahmudabad, Near MRO Office Road, Mahabubabad, f"frrgr;r,!06f0i'_ Mandal Revenue Office, porice,T superintendent of Mahmudabad,dri Ram Nagar, n"u,. ih" sc-coiony plN Mahabubabad, Telangana, 506101. load in Manukota,- porice,. Director8' Terangana- Generar of having officer at Lakdikapur Road, '--' Ravindra Bharathi, Red Hills, Lakdika-pul, Hydera6ad, Telangana - SOOOO+9. One CC to SRt ABHTNAV KRTSHNA UppA[URt, Advocate tOpUC]10. One CC to SRI K. UDAY KUMAR, Advocate tOpUCl 1,I . TWO CCS tO THE ADVOCATE GENERAL, Hi'gh COUrt fOr thE StAtE Of TEIANgANA, at Hyderabad [OUT] 12.Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Telangana.'l [OUT] 3. Two CD Copies BN TKS CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED: 0410812026 S'E STAI6ORDER oA q o( WP.No.25190 of 2026 7 AUG 2026 i.,: 05 -bo '\\-i'l \-*,--iJ, -: ,r-( ;_.-__. \ ---:=_,L. ;- - DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS g ,L

[ 3s14 ] IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYOERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE MOUSHUMI BHATTACHARYA AND THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE RENUKA YARA WRIT PETITION NO: 25190 OF 2026 Between: Harika Rampuram, W/o. Sandeep Panjala, Age 38 years, Occ: pvt. Employee, Rlo. 16220 Phoebe Road, Apt 7102, Frisco, Texes,75035, USA, presenily residing at Flat no.405, North Kamala'Nagar, Kushaiguda, Secunderabad, Telangana-500062. ...PETITIONER AND 1. State of Telangana, Department of Home, Represented by Principal Secretary having office at Secretariat Building , Opposite Lumbini Park, Hyderabad. 2. The Station House fficer, Kushaiguda Police StationBeside Bus Stand, ECIL Cross Road, Kushaiguda, Secunderabad, Telangana, 500062 3. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Malkajgiri, Uppal Zone, Above Uppal police Station, Uppal X Road, Hyderabad- 500039 4. Deputy Commissioner of Polce Malkajgiri, Uppal Division, 2nd Floor, near Uppal Police Station, Uppal X Road, Hyderabad, 500039. 5. Commissioner of Police Malkajgiri, near Malkajgiri Court Complex, Neredmet, Secunderabad, Telangana-500056. 6. Station House Officer, Mahabubabad Town Police Station, Mahmudabad, Near Mandal Revenue Office, MRO ffice Road, Mahabubabad, Telangana, 506'101 7. Superintendent of Police, Mahmudabad,Sri Ram Nagar, near the BC Colony Road in Manukota, Mahabubabad, Telangana, PIN 506101.

8. Director General of Police, Telangana having officer at Lakdikapul Road, Ravindra Bharathi, Red Hills, Lakdikapul, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500004 9. Panjala Sandeep S/o. Panjala Satyanarayana, Age 43 years, Occ.Pvt Employee, R/o. 5-4-112. Kankarboard, near water tank, Mahabubabad, Telangana. M. 9573719665 ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Arlicle 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Courl may be pleased to a) lssue a Writ. Order, or Direction. more particularly one in the nature of a WRIT OF |-IABEAS CORPUS, directing the Respondents, and particularly Respondent No.9, to produce the minor children, namely Ayushi Panjala (daughter) and Avyay Panjala (son), t,efore thrs Honourable Court b) Upon their production, be pleased to set the minor children at liberty and hand over their custody to the Petitioner, tl-reir mother and natural guardian c) Pass such consequential orders as may be necessary to facilitate the safe and immediate return of the Petitioner and the minor children to their country of habitual residence, the United States of America, including a direction tc Respondent No. 9 to l-and over their passports and other travel documents. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI ABHINAV KRISHNA UPPALURI Counsel for the Respondent No.1 to 7: SRI T. RAVI KUMAR, ASST. GP REP. FOR THE ADDL. ADVOCATE GENERAL

Counsel for the Respondent No.8: GP FOR HOME C:ounsel for the Respondent No.9: SRI K. UDAY KUMAR The Court made the following: ORDER IN-ttIE HIGH COI]RT FOR I'IIE STATE OF TT]I-ANGANA AT IIYDT]RAI}AD THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE MOUSHUMI BHA'I'T'ACHARYA AND THE HONOT]RABI,E SMT..IIJSTICE RENUKA YARA wRl't PU'tlI'lON No. 25190 of 2026 DATE OF ORDER: 04.08.2026 Between: Ilarika Rarrpulan'r ...Petiti<lner AND State of Telangana and 8 others. . . Respondent \4r. .\bhirrar Krrslrrra t ppalLrti. lcarrtcd coutrrcl appcaring lbr tlle petitiorler .l-. the learnedMr. Ravi Kumar. tlte learned Asl;istant (iovernment Pleader reptesenting ,\ddrtional Advocate General appearirrg for resp<.rndent Nos.l to 7 9.Mr. K tJday Kumar. learncd coLrnscl appearirtg lor rcsporrdent No ORDER: (Per Hon'ble Justice MoushLrnri Bhattacharya) by the petitioner, who is naturall. 'l'he present Writ Pctition is tiled rnothcr and law'1ul guardiarr ol'thc rrinor ch ildrenlallegcd detenues namely years,Ayushi Panjala and Avyay Panjala, aged about 13 years and l0 respectively. The alleged detenues Ayushi Panjala and Avyay Panjala, are the daughter and son. rcspc'ctivcll'. o1' thc petitioner and the respondent No.9 \4B..I & RY..I \\'P l5 lg0 1026

2. Leamed counsel appcaling fbl the petitionel and t re resporrdent No.9 inlormed the Court that the petitioner is presently residing in Dallas, Texas, .fheUnited States ol- Arnerica. w'here she is employed. respondent No.9, who is the f-ather ol' thc allesed detenues. IS preientl) res id ing ln Hyderabad. I'he petitioner sent the alleged detenues to India sometime in the month of NIar. 1016. to spcnd their sutlmer r acation r.vith their father, the respondent \o.9. Ihc allc,rred detenues r.'"'e re scheduled to retum to the Llnited States of Arnerica on 18.07.2026. However, the respondent No.9 did rrot perrrit the allegccl detenues to return to the United States of Arrerica. The Coult rias lirrther intbrrned that the alleged detenues, u'ho are presentl\ in lndia. are students of a school in Dallas and are required to return to Dallas. as their school is scheduled to reopen on 12.08.2026 3 Considering the urgency and lacts shou,n to us on 3 1.07 .2026, we had directed thc olficial ltspondents to produce thc alleged detenues in -l Cor-rrt todar'. he petitioner' :rncl the respondent No.9 lre also present tn Court Lodar' 4. !\ e interactecl n it]'r thc alleged detenues in oul citarnbers to protect their prir.'acy and to cnsLrrc that they were corrrtbnable during their interaction uith the (-orrrt. l,ipon putting specifrc questions to the alleged dete.Lr,-'s. borh inclir idua[-r .rd .joirtrr. nanrerr . ,{r Lrsiri I)an jara ancr Ar r ar 2 MB. J & RY..I wP 25 190 2026

Panjala, they unequivocally expressed their desire to return to Dallas and to live with their rnother (the petitioner). Both Ayushi Panjala and Avyay Panjala also made it clear that they wished to resume their schooling in Dallas. They lurrher stated that they would like the respondent No.9 to visit them in Dallas, but reside in a separate house, so that they can spend a few weekends with the respondent No.9. Significantly, they also stated that they would still preler to lL'tLrrn to Dallas and reside with their mother, if the respondent No.9 is unwilling to visit Dallas ocal statelrents rnade by the alleged5. Irr view of the clear atrd unequii thedetenues, we deetn it flt to clirect the respondent No.9 to hand over custody of the alleged detenues, natnely, Ayushi Panjala and Avyav ensurePanjala, to the petitioner today itself. lhe official respondents shall are handed ovet' to thethat both Ayushi Panjala and Avyay Paniala petitioner in Court today. Respondent No.9 is also directed to hand over the passports olthe alleged detenues to the petitioner today. The petitioner and the respondent No.9 are prcsent in CoLlrt Later the order in open Court and passed the direction,6. Alter we dictated Mr. S. Surender Reddy, learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 9, advancewho appeared fbr the flrst tirne in Court today, sought time to 3 MB..I & RY..I wP 15190 1026

arguments on behalf ot'the respondent No.9 Learned counsel submitted that he had received the notice onlt.vesterdav 7 s'e dee,r ir fir to record that this r-natter rvas taken up for consideration on 31.07.2016. The concerned Section issued Notice to the respondert No.9. It is also rcler,'ant to state that we heard the rnatter during the u.roming session todar' i.e.. 04.0g.1016, in the presence of the counsel appearine tbr the responde.t \io. 9. Irowever, Mr. S, Surender Reddy was not present irr ( ourt at the tirxe of hearing. In an1, e'ent, the submissions rrade on behall'ol the rcspondent \o.9 looses rerevance in of the 'ieu clear siatenrents rnade b1 thc aleged detenues that they *ant to reside with therr rrother/thc petitione r in Dallas. t ISA and resume school in Dallas on or before 12.08.2016, i.c.. r.ihen thc school opens after the sumrner vacatlolt 8. W.P.\o.15 190 ol' 10 16. along ri,ith all pending applications, IS disposed of in the abor c tcrrrs. I he'c sharI be no order as to costs. SD/. C.DEEPIKA ASSI TANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// CTION OFFICERTo, '1 . The Principal Secreta ry having office at Secretariat Bul Mng State of Telangana, Department of Home, Opposite Lumbini Park, Hyderaba d 2. The Statron House Officer, KushaiguCa police StationBesije Bus Stand, ECIL Cross Road. Kushaiguda. Secunderabad, Telang ana.500062

3. Assistant Commissioner, of police, Zone, Above Uppal police Malkajgiri, Uppal-"" Station, Uppat X Road, Hyderabad_ SOOOS(i' 4 Deputy commissioner of porce Markajgiri, Uppar Division, 2nd Froor, near Uppar Uppal X Road, HyOerrOiO, SCOiO._ PoliceStation, 5. Commissioner of potice M:1119,Ii, n"ui f,,,fuff.r;giri Court Comptex, Neredmet, Secunderabad, Telangana_500d56. 6. Station House fficer, Mahabubabad Town police Station, Mahmudabad, Near MRO Office Road, Mahabubabad, f"frrgr;r,!06f0i'_ Mandal Revenue Office, porice,T superintendent of Mahmudabad,dri Ram Nagar, n"u,. ih" sc-coiony plN Mahabubabad, Telangana, 506101. load in Manukota,- porice,. Director8' Terangana- Generar of having officer at Lakdikapur Road, '--' Ravindra Bharathi, Red Hills, Lakdika-pul, Hydera6ad, Telangana - SOOOO+9. One CC to SRt ABHTNAV KRTSHNA UppA[URt, Advocate tOpUC]10. One CC to SRI K. UDAY KUMAR, Advocate tOpUCl 1,I . TWO CCS tO THE ADVOCATE GENERAL, Hi'gh COUrt fOr thE StAtE Of TEIANgANA, at Hyderabad [OUT] 12.Two CCs to GP FOR HOME, High Court for the State of Telangana.'l [OUT] 3. Two CD Copies BN TKS CC TODAY HIGH COURT DATED: 0410812026 S'E STAI6ORDER oA q o( WP.No.25190 of 2026 7 AUG 2026 i.,: 05 -bo '\\-i'l \-*,--iJ, -: ,r-( ;_.-__. \ ---:=_,L. ;- - DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS g ,L