HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 5290 of 2025 Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J. HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Varun Pandey, learned counsel appearing for respondent nos.1 and 2 and learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner has prayed for the following substantial reliefs:- "i. Issue, a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding and directing to respondents to issue Passport in favour of petitioner for the purpose of 'Haz Yatra." 3. Learned Standing Counsel, on the basis of instructions, has submitted that a criminal case has been registered in the year 1975 against the petitioner under Sections 147, 323, 377 and 504 of I.P.C. in the police station concerned. 4. The police authorities are unable to give any information as to what is the stage of the said case against the petitioner. Fifty years have already passed, we see no reason as to why this case act as barrier to the petitioner obtaining a passport. 5. In light of the same, the Passport Authority is directed to issue a passport to the petitioner upon fulfilling all other conditions within a period of eight weeks from date. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Halimullah, Bhupendra Pratap Singh, Prakhar Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Mohd. Kasim .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry Of External Affairs New Delhi And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) 6. With the above direction, writ petition is disposed of. November 25, 2025 akhilesh/- WRIC No. 5290 of 2025 2 (Manjive Shukla,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- AKHILESHWAR KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench