Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:46095-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 7472 of 2025 Petitioner :- Abdul Haq Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of External Affairs New Delhi And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mohd. Suhail,Ali Hasan,Ishraq Farooqui Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra, J. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State-opposite party no.3 and Sri Varun Pandey, learned counsel appearing for opposite parties no.1 and 2. 2. This writ petition has been filed with the following main prayer:- "1. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding and directing to the opposite parties no.2 and 3 to issue a passport in the name of the petitioner after clearing the police verification process.” 3. It has been submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that after police verification report was negative, the petitioner had visited the office of the Superintendent of Police, Ayodhya on 20.02.2025 to get information regarding his police verification and he came to know that two cases are allegedly pending against him. 4. It has been submitted that in Case No.9023 of 2017, arising out of Case Crime No721 of 2011, under Sections 323, 332, 353, 504 and 506 IPC, Police Station Kotwali Rudauli, District Faizabad (Ayodhya), the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ayodhya by an order dated 24.07.2018 has convicted the petitioner, but he let him off with a fine of Rs.20,000/- and imposing a condition that petitioner would keep peace and tranquility for maintaining good conduct and keeping the peace for probation period of nine months. In the second case arising out of Case Crime No.1197 of 2011, under Section 110(g) of Code of Criminal Procedure, the petitioner has submitted a questionnaire before the office of the Tehsildar, Rudauli. No case has been registered against him as per the answer given to the questionnaire dated 23.07.2025, a copy of which has been filed as Annexure-3 to the writ petition. 4. Learned Standing Counsel says that petitioner has already represented to the Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow in March, 2025. 5. This writ petition is disposed of, without entering into the merits of the case, with a direction to the Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow to decide the representation of the petitioner strictly in accordance with law by a reasoned and speaking order within a period of two weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order before him. If need be, the petitioner shall also be heard personally. . (Brij Raj Singh, J.) (Sangeeta Chandra, J.) Order Date :- 7.8.2025 Rao/- Digitally signed by :- CHEBROLU SRINIVASA RAO High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- CHEBROLU SRINIVASA RAO High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench