WRIT - C No. 1654 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 1654 of 2026 Arman Ahmad Khan .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India Thru. Secy. Mini. Of External Affairs Govt. Of India New Delhi And Another .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Adnan Ahmad, Mohd. Qasim Khan Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I. Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J. HON'BLE ABDHESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY, J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Shri S.B. Pandey, learned Senior Advocate & DSGI assisted by Shri Varun Pandey, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for the following main relief(s): "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the opposite party no.2 to renew/issue the passport of the petitioner which has been applied by the petitioner on 21.12.2022, in the interest of justice." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the matter may be disposed of in light of the judgment passed by Division Bench of this Court in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar versus Union of India and 2 others; Writ-C No.41540 of 2023 : Neutral Citation No.-2024:AHC:9963-DB. 4. The submission of learned