WRIT - C No. 17838 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 17838 of 2026 Wakeel Ahmad .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mohd Jameel, Zia Uddin Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Vijay Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the Union of India and the learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner by means of present writ petition has prayed for the following relief:- "i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the Passport Authorities i.e. respondents No. 2 and 3, to process the application and Re-issue of the Passport of the petitioner, sought vide Application Reference NO. (ARN) 26- 0056912496 dated 10-03-2026 being uninfluenced by the pendency of a criminal case against the petitioner which is still pending investigation otherwise the Petitioner shall suffer irreparable loss and injury." 3. The petitioner has applied for reissue of passport. According to the petitioner, the respondent No.2/Regional Passport Officer, Bareilly has neither issued the passport n