HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 14454 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records. Sri Ved Mani Tiwari, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 1 to 4 has raised a preliminary objection as to the maintainability of this petition on the ground that petitioner is claiming renewal of her dependent's card for her husband being in service with the respondent and who is currently posted at Port Blair. It is submitted that the respondent No.- 4 is renewing authority and petitioner being dependent of her husband, namely Pankaj Kumar, who is posted at Port Blair, this Court may not have territorial jurisdiction to entertain this petition. Upon a pointed query being made, Sri Rajiv Ashthana, learned counsel for the petitioner could not dispute that petitioner, who is claiming renewal of dependent's card for being dependent of Pankaj Kumar, who is currently posted at Port Blair and the renewing authority is also at Port Blair. In the circumstances, therefore, when petitioner can claim dependent's card only being dependent of Pankaj Kumar, who is employee of respondent No.- 4 posted at Port Blair, this petition for a direction the concerned Authority would be maintainable before the High Court having territorial jurisdiction in respect of territory of Port Blair. In view of the above, this Court declines to grant indulgence in the matter with liberty to petitioner to approach the High Court concerned, if so advised. September 24, 2025 Atmesh Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajiv Asthana Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Ved Mani Tiwari (Ajit Kumar,J.) Nishtha Uttam .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- ATMESH KESARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad