WRIT - C No. 16797 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 16797 of 2026 Manoj Kumar Singh .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ram Mohan, Vaibhav Singh 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. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Jitendra Prashad Mishra, learned counsel for the Union of India and the learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. 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 to renew the Passport of petitioner bearing Passport No.H4719492." 3. 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 petitioner. 4. A coordinate Bench of this Court in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar v. Union of India and others (Writ-C No. 41540 of 2023, decided on 19.01.2024) has held that pendency of cr