WRIT - C No. 2832 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 2832 of 2026 Mohd. Mateen Khan .....Petitioner(s) Versus Uoi Thru. The Secy. Ministry Of External Affairs New Delhi And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Afaq Zaki Khan, Syed Amir Hasan Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as 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 by the petitioner, inter alia praying therein for the following main relief:- "(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite parties to issue fresh/renew the passport of the petitioner after completing necessary exercise in the interest of justice." 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. He further submits that t