SALMAN HUSAIN v. UNION OF INDIA, THRU. SECY. MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS NEW DELHI AND 2 OTHERS
WRIC/11325/2025 · 2025-12-01
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 11325 of 2025 Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J.
HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Sri S.B.Pandey, learned Senior Counsel/Deputy Solicitor General of India assisted by Sri Varun Pandey, learned counsel for respondents no.1 and 2.
2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, wherein the writ petitioner has sought for the following substantial relief:-
"(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus thereby commanding and directing the respondent no.2 i.e. Regional Passport Officer, Regional Passport Office, Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow to consider and decide the petitioner's passport application pending since 17.10.2024 forthwith and issue/grant the passport to the petitioner without further delay, ignoring the NCR No.89/018 registered under Sections 323 and 504 IPC at Police Station Sadulla Nagar, District Balrampur."
3. Upon perusal of the documents, it appears that the Non Cognizable Report bearing No.89 of 2018 has been registered by the police authorities.
4. In light of the same, there does not appear to be any Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vivek Kumar Verma, Pravin Kumar Verma Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I. Salman Husain .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India, Thru. Secy. Ministry Of External Affairs New Delhi And 2 Others .....Respondent(s)
impediment in issuing the passport to the petitioner.
5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Regional Passport Officer, Vipin Khand, Lucknow to issue the passport to the petitioner within a period of six weeks from date. December 1, 2025 Renu/- WRIC No. 11325 of 2025 2 (Manjive Shukla,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- RENU AGARWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench