RTI for Passport Delay in Hyderabad - PSK and Passport Office (2026 Guide)
  • 28th of Aug. 2025
  • By - FileMyRTI Editorial Team
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Quick Answer: If your passport application is delayed in Telangana, file an RTI under Section 6(1) of the RTI Act, 2005, addressed to the CPIO at your Regional Passport Office (RPO). Ask for the current status, reason for delay, and expected date of issue. The RPO must respond within 30 days. Filing an RTI often triggers immediate action on stalled passport files. File passport delay RTI now →

RTI for Passport Delay in Hyderabad - PSK and Passport Office (2025 Guide)

If your passport is delayed or put on hold, use RTI to obtain current status, officer or section, and reasons for delay from the Passport Office or PSK.

Smart Way: File Passport RTI with FileMyRTI from home.

What You Can Ask

  • Present status of application ID or file no ____ and date-wise movement.
  • Name and designation of officer handling the file and contact section.
  • Reasons for delay and pending documents, if any.
  • Copy of any police verification report received or not received note.

How to File

  • Online via rtionline.gov.in - Ministry of External Affairs - Passport Office Hyderabad.
  • Fee Rs 10; attach clear questions (see above).

Sample RTI Questions

  • Provide current status and officer or section dealing with Passport application ID ____ .
  • Provide file movement details (dates and sections) from ____ to date for application ID ____ .
  • Provide reasons for delay and any pending requirements or objections.
  • Provide copy of police verification report or note indicating it is pending or not received.

Appeals

  • No reply? File a First Appeal.
  • Still unresolved? Second Appeal (TGIC for state matters; for MEA, Central Information Commission).

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Legal basis & binding precedent for this topic

Statute

The Regional Passport Office and the Ministry of External Affairs are "public authorities" under Section 2(h) of the RTI Act 2005. Passport application status, police verification reports, and officer-level file notings are "information" within Section 2(f) and must be disclosed unless a specific exemption under Section 8 applies.

Case law

The Delhi High Court and the Central Information Commission have repeatedly held that ordinary passport application status and delay reasons do not qualify for any exemption — particularly not under Section 8(1)(a) (security) or Section 8(1)(h) (ongoing investigation), which the RPO sometimes invokes to stonewall. Applicants are entitled to know both why their file is delayed and the officer handling it.

How we use this

Our advocates draft passport RTIs with explicit invocation of Section 2(h), 2(f), and 7(1) — and pre-empt Section 8 deflection by framing questions around file-movement rather than investigation content, which is unambiguously disclosable.

Section references are to the Right to Information Act, 2005. Case citations refer to reported judgments of the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, and the Central / State Information Commissions. This article is a general statement of law — for facts-specific advice on your matter, consult a qualified advocate.

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