HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 34804 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE SWARUPAMA CHATURVEDI, J. 1. Heard Sri Arman Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Vijay Chandra, learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the record. 2. By means of this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has questioned the notice dated 23.02.2025 issued to him seeking clarification on certain issues during pendency of his application for grant of passport. 3. Per contra, learned Standing Counsel appearing for concerned respondents has placed the instructions before the court, as per which, the petitioner's application for issuance of passport has come to be closed on 19.02.2025 which it is stated to have been duly communicated to him vide letter dated 19.02.2025. Copy of the instructions is also supplied to learned counsel for petitioner. 4. In the circumstances, therefore, once the application of the petitioner for grant of passport has come to be closed, no further direction can be issued to re- open the application. However, it is always open for the petitioner to apply again for a passport a fresh, as per the procedure prescribed under the relevant Act and Rules. 5. This petition stands disposed of accordingly. October 7, 2025 #Vikram/- Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Amit Kumar Saxena, Arman Shrivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I. (Swarupama Chaturvedi,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Pavan Kumar Gupta .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- VIKRAM GUPTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- VIKRAM GUPTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad