WRIT - C No. 2883 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 2883 of 2026 Ketan Anant .....Petitioner(s) Versus The U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Ministry Of External Affairs New Delhi And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Neeraj Kumar Saxena, Amit Kumar Tiwari, Ayushi Singh, Gaurav Saxena, Jayaditya Rai, Jushi Saxena, Rishi Saxena, Shivam Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. 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. 3 to accept, process, and issue / renew the passport of the petitioner in respect of Passport Application File No. LK3076120342625, in accordance with law; ii. Declare that mere pendency of a criminal case, in absence of any judicial order restraining travel abroad, cannot be a ground for refusal or withholding of passport; iii. Quash and set a