WRIT - C No. 2959 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 2959 of 2026 Mohammad Rais .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of External Affairs New Delhi And Another .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ram Karan Yadav, Krishna Kumar Verma 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. A writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus thereby directing the Opp. Party No.2 to issue the Passport to the petitioner in pursuance of the application dated 05.05.2025 as contained in Annexure No.1 to this Writ Petition." 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 learne