WRIT - C No. 18816 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 18816 of 2026 Asim .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union Of India And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pankaj Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Hridaya Narayan Mishra Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Pankaj Yadav, 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:- "issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to grant fresh passport in the name of petitioner on the file No.GZ1075542173625 dated 05.08.2025." 3. The petitioner has applied for issuance of passport. According to the petitioner, the respondent No.2/Regional Passport Officer, Ghaziabad 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-C No. 41540 of 2023, decided on 19.01.2024) has held