WRIT - C No. 15971 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 15971 of 2026 Rajendra Kumar Pandey .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kamlesh Shrama, Sanjay Kumar Pal Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Despite service of notice in the office of Additional Solicitor General of India, however, nobody is present on behalf of the Union of India. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the State. 4. The petitioner by means of present writ petition has prayed for the following relief:- "Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent No.2 renew the passport of petitioner bearing Passport No.P0233448 within stipulated time which may be specified by this Hon'ble Court." 5. The petitioner has applied for renewal of passport. According to the petitioner, the respondent No.2/Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow has neither issued the passport nor has passed any order for grant of issuance of passport on the ground of pendency of a criminal case against the