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2025 DAILYLAW 121877 (ALL)

MANISH SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA THRU. SECY. MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND 4 OTHERS

WRIC/1144/2025 · 2025-02-06

Om Prakash Shukla, Rajan Roy

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:7728-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 1144 of 2025 Petitioner :- Manish Singh Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of External Affairs And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mahendra Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Om Prakash Shukla,J. Heard. The petitioner seeks issuance of passport. It is admitted case of the petitioner that there are two criminal cases against him and in one of the case, investigation is still pending while in the other case, charge sheet has already been filed and is pending trial. As regards the first case where the trial is pending, the petitioner will have to seek permission/N.O.C. from the trial court for issuance of passport and for going abroad in light of G.S.R. 370(E) dated 25.08.1993 and Notification dated 10.10.2019, which has already been considered by us in our earlier judgment rendered on 21.01.2025 in Writ C No.547/2025 and the judgements referred therein. As regards the case wherein investigation is still pending, if it is so, then it would be considered in the light of decision of Bombay High Court in Writ Petition (L) No.14496 of 2024; Kartik Vaman Bhatt Vs. Union of India & Ors. and the judgment of this Court rendered in Writ C No.9062 of 2023; Amitab vs. Union of India decided on 18.10.2023. Consequences will follow up accordingly as per law. The Writ Petition stands disposed of. (Om Prakash Shukla,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) Order Date :- 6.2.2025 Saurabh Digitally signed by :- SAURABH VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench