Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:7159-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 40560 of 2024 Petitioner :- Lokendra Singh Respondent :- Union Of India And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Raksha Chauhan,Rishi Kant Rai,Upendra Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Anju Srivastava Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Ms. Anju Srivastava, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Union of India. 2. This writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs :- "i. Issue writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to consider and decide the application for renewal of passport facility to the petitioner being file no.LK2079846521224 dated 09.07.2024, expeditiously as possible within stipulated time fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that identical issue had already been considered and decided by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ - C No. 41540 of 2023 (Pawan Kumar Rajbhar Vs. Union of India & 2 Ors. vide judgement and order dated January 19, 2024 [Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:26720-DB ]), therefore, this writ petition may also be disposed of, on the same terms and conditions. 4. Learned counsels for the respondents do not dispute that the controversy involved in this matter is squarely covered by the aforesaid judgement. 5. In view of the aforesaid submissions, the present writ petition is finally disposed of, in terms of the judgement and order dated January 19, 2024 passed in the case of Pawan Kumar Rajbhar (Supra). Order Date :- 16.1.2025 Dev/- (Vipin Chandra Dixit,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- DEV PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad