HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 9273 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J. This petition has been filed with the following prayers :- "issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite party no.2 to take decision on the application of the petitioner dated 21.02.2025 and issue/ renew the passport of the petitioner further period of ten years." Notice on behalf of opposite parties no.1 and 2 has been accepted by Shri Varun Pandey and for opposite parties no.3 and 4 has been accepted by the office of learned Chief Standing Counsel. It is the case of the petitioner that he was issued passport no.N260118 on 27.8.2015 for a period of 10 years and petitioner is doing job in Saudi Arabia. The petitioner came in the village and due to partibandi one NCR No.59/24 under Section 115 (2), 352 BNS in Police Station - Kurebhar, District - Sultanpur was lodged by complainant Mahmood Ahmad Khan. It has been submitted that offences shown in NCR are not cognizable offence and sureties has been filed by the petitioner and more than six months have passed. The Opposite party no.2 issued letter dated 07.03.2025 mentioning that there is one NCR lodged against the petitioner under Section 323, 504 IPC (115 (2), 352 BNS) and called explanation from the petitioner. After receiving of the letter petitioner submitted explanation on 19.03.2025 mentioning all the facts but no order Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Amit Kumar Singh, Sneha Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Teepu Sultan .....Petitioner(s) U.O.I. Thru. Its Secy. Ministry Of External Affairs New Delhi And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) has been passed. On the other hand Shri Varun Pandey, learned counsel for Union of India has submitted that the petitioner has given the reply and same should be considered by the appropriate authority - opposite party no.2. Since the petitioner has already submitted the reply opposite party no.2 is directed to consider the reply and pass the order within a period of three weeks. With the aforesaid the writ petition is disposed of. September 23, 2025 mks WRIC No. 9273 of 2025 2 (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- MANISH SAXENA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench