WRIT - C No. 11330 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 11330 of 2026 Moeed Raza .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abdul Momin, Km. Ashra, Mohd. Samiuzzaman Khan Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Vijay Chandra Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. Order on Order-sheet:- Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to correct the description of the respondent No.2 in the array of parties during the course of the day. Order on Writ Petition:- 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Om Prakash Gupta, learned counsel for the respondents No.1 & 2 and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents No.3 & 4. 2. The petitioner by means of present writ petition has prayed for the following relief:- "I) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the Passport Authorities i.e. respondents Nos. 2 and 3, to process the application and issue of the Passport the petitioner, sought vide Application Reference No. (ARN) 250066113040 of dated 20.09.2025 being is uninfluenced by the pendency of a criminal case against the petitioner, which still pending invest