WRIT - C No. 3597 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 3597 of 2026 Mohd. Akram Khan .....Petitioner(s) Versus U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Ministry Of External Affairs New Delhi And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Saddam Ahamad Khan 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 for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent no. 2 as well as Sri Varun Pandey, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents No. 1 and 3. 2. This writ petition has been filed for the following main reliefs: "i. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of certiorari to set aside the impugned notice dated 28.02.2025 issued by the respondent no. 3 (As contained in Annexure No.1), in the interest of justice; ii. Issue a writ, order, or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 3 to reissue the petitioner's passport within the stipulated time, in the interest of justice;" 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a criminal case i.e. FIR/Case Crime No.0390/2021, under Sections 353, 341, 506, 504 and 143 I