Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:15641-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 1708 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vijay Raj Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of External Affairs New Delhi And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Surendra Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Om Prakash Shukla,J. (C. M. Application No. 1 of 2025) This is an application for impleadment supported with affidavit. Heard Shri Surendra Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Varun Pandey, learned counsel for the Union of India. The application for impleadment is allowed. Let impleadment be carried out during course of the day. The newly impleded opposite party is already represented by Shri Varun Pandey, learned counsel. Order on Writ Petition Shri Varun Pandey, learned counsel for the Union of India has placed before us an Office Memo dated 13.05.2020 and relevant portion of Passport Manual which require rejection of the application for police clearance certificate, if adverse police verification report is received, as in this case. In this case there is a criminal case pending against the petitioner which was lodged subsequent to issuance of passport to the petitioner. Copy of the aforesaid OM and relevant portion of Passport Manual has been given to the petitioner's counsel by Shri Varun Pandey. In view of the above, the relief prayed can not be granted, however, it is open for the petitioner to file fresh writ petition challenging said provision as far as it may be permissible in law and seeking such other reliefs as may be permissible. The writ petition is dismissed with liberty aforesaid. (Om Prakash Shukla,J.) (Rajan Roy,J.) Order Date :- 17.3.2025 R.K.P. Digitally signed by :- RAJ KUMAR PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench