Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:2683-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 11360 of 2024 Petitioner :- Irshad Ali Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry External Affairs Patiyala House New Delhi And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Jai Vardhan Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J. 1. Heard counsel for petitioner and Shri S.B. Pandey, Senior Advocate and Deputy Solicitor General of India assisted by Shri Varun Pandey, for opposite party nos. 1 and 2 . 2. Petitioner is involved in criminal case pertaining to gambling, same has been disposed of after depositing of fine by the petitioner. 3. The contention of the petitioner is that his claim is covered under Section 6 (2) (e) of The Passport Act , 1967 and is entitled to be issued the passport. He says that being a minor offence there is no impediment in issuing the passport. 4. Counsel for the opposite parties says that show cause notice must have been issued, the petitioner may respond to it whereupon the claim shall be considered. However, the petitioner says that the portal does not show any show cause notice. 5. Let the petitioner inform the Regional Passport OfÏcer in writing about the correct facts whereupon he shall consider the application of the petitioner for issuance of a passport as per law but with expedition say, within one month of submission of such application. 6. The writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 16.1.2025 Pks [Brij Raj Singh,J.] [Rajan Roy, J.] Digitally signed by :- POOJA SETH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench