WRIT - C No. 18325 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 18325 of 2026 Merajuddeen .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Farah Zafar, Sadaful Islam Jafri Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Umesh Chandra Tripathi Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. Order on Order-sheet: Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to correct the description of the respondent No.2 in the array of parties. Order on Writ Petition: 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 main relief:- "i. Issue, a writ, order or direction in nature of MANDAMUS commanding and directing to the respondent no. 2 to take appropriate action upon the application filed by the petitioner for re-issue of his passport and issue a passport in-favour of the petitioner, within stipulated time period. ii. Issue any suitable writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case to meet the ends of justice. iii. To award the cost of the petit