WRIT - C No. 18306 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 18306 of 2026 Jitendra Yadav .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajay Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Sanjay Dwivedi Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for and is permitted to implead the Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow as respondent No.4 in the array of parties during the course of the day. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Sanjay Dwivedi, learned c ounsel for the respondent Nos.1, 2 & 4 and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent No.3. 3. 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 respondent no.2 to consider the petitioner application form and sure reissue 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." 4. The petitioner has applied for reissuance of his passport. According to the petitioner, t