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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:24245-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 3924 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mohammad Faisal Respondent :- Union Of India And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Archit Mandhyan,Rishabh Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J.
1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, Mr. Sanjay Dwivedi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Union of India and the learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents.
2. This writ petition has been filed, inter alia, for the following relief :-
3. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a direction upon the respondent No.3 to accept the passport reissuance application dated January 12, 2023 of the petitioner and reissue a new passport to the petitioner.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that identical issue has already been considered and decided by a 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 in the case of Pawan Kumar Rajbhar (Supra). Order Date :- 19.2.2025 Rakesh (Vipin Chandra Dixit, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- RAKESH MEHTA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad