WRIT - C No. 16876 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 16876 of 2026 Jitendra Chauhan .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kamlesh Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Prem Shanker Prasad Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J. HON'BLE SATYA VEER SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. The petitioner by means of present writ petition has prayed for the following reliefs:- "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 to consider the petitioner application from the sure make passport. ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no. 3 to complete the verification proceeding for passport of petitioner." 3. The petitioner has applied for issuance of passport. According to the petitioner, the respondent No.2-Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow has neither issued the passport nor has passed any order for grant of issuance of passport on the ground of pendency of criminal case against the petitioner. 4. A coordinate Bench of this Court in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar vs.