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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 32392 of 2025 Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J.
HON'BLE SWARUPAMA CHATURVEDI, J.
1. Amendment application filed today is taken on record. Petitioner is permitted to amend the array of parties.
2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution petitioner has prayed for a direction to the Regional Passport Officer, Barielly to dispose of the pending application for grant of passport to the petitioner which remained pending
consideration on the account of then pending criminal cases. It is contended on behalf of the petitioner that in all those cases compounding has taken place as per law and now the Regional Passport Officer may be directed to dispose of the pending application for issuance of passport to the petitioner in accordance with law.
3. Sri Krishna Deo Rai, learned panel counsel appearing on behalf of respondents no. 1 to 3 has no objection in the event direction is issued for disposal of the pending application for grant of passport to the petitioner in accordance with law.
4. In view of the above, we dispose of this petition with direction to the petitioner to furnish all the details along with certified copies of the compounding orders passed by the court concerned within a period of four weeks from today and if he does so, as
directed hereinabove, the Regional Passport Officer, Barielly shall dispose of the pending application of the petitioner for grant of passport in accordance with law. The appropriate decision shall be taken by the authority within a further period of two months. October 14, 2025 Kirti Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Amarjeet Choudhary Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Krishna Deo Rai (Swarupama Chaturvedi,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Mohd Nasir Mansuri .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SMT KIRTI MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SMT KIRTI MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad