WRIT - C No. 17865 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 17865 of 2026 Hasmuddin Ansari .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pradeep Kumar Singh, Upendra Kumar Yadav, Vineet Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Arvind Singh, C.S.C. Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Arvind Singh, learned c ounsel 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:- "issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to grant refresh passport in the name of petitioner on the file No.L.K.1077178827826 dated 06.04.2026." 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 a criminal case against the petitioner. 4. A coordinate Bench of this Court in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar v. Union of India and others (Writ-