SH. MUKUL MITTAL vs SR. SUPERINTENDENT POLICY REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE

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$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment pronounced on: 02.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 6612/2025 SH. MUKUL MITTAL .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Vibhooti Malhotra, Mr. Bhuvnesh Satija, Mr. Udit Sharma and Mr. Aniket Khanduri, Advocates. versus SR. SUPERINTENDENT POLICY REGIONAL PASSPORT OFFICE .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ashish K. Dixit, CGSC along with Mr. Shivam Tiwari, Mr. Umar Hashmi and Ms. Urmila Sharma, Advocates. Mr. Sanjay Pal, GP, UOI. + W.P.(C) 701/2025 and CM APPL.34616/2025 NARINDER CHUGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikas Pahwa, Sr. Advocate along with Mr. Akshay Malik, Ms. Sanskriti Shakuntala Gupta and Mr. Shivanshu Gusain, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jivesh Kumar Tiwari, Sr. Panel Counsel and Ms. Samiksha, Advocate for UOI. + W.P.(C) 1215/2025 HARDEEP SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Prabhjyot Singh, Advocate. versus Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ROHIT W.P.(C) 6612/2025 and Connected Matters Page 1 of 31 KUMAR PATEL Signing Date:03.02.2026 19:27:36 UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Farman Ali, SPC along with Mr. Hussain Adil Taqvi and Mr. Prince Raushan, Advocates. + W.P.(C) 3597/2025 AMIT AGGARWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Varun Sharma, Advocate. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey (CGSC) along with Mr. Vidur Dwivedi (GP), Ms. Gurleen Kaur Waraich, Mr. Kritarth Upadhyay and Mr. Vivek Sharma, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA JUDGMENT 1. These petitions involve a common issue viz., issuance of passports to persons facing ongoing criminal proceedings. W.P.(C) 6612/2025 2. The petitioner is challenging the order dated 27.02.2025 passed by the respondent, whereby the petitioner’s request for renewal of his passpor