HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 24394 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J. HON'BLE VIVEK SARAN, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Sanjay Dwivedi, learned counsel for the respondent nos.1 and 2. 2. The petitioner has preferred the present writ petition inter-alia with the following prayer:- "(a) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the concerned authorities to take appropriate decision in respect of Online application dated 24.5.2025 submitted by the petitioner for renewal of his passport which has been submitted through embassy, so that petitioner may obtain his renewed passport and he may return back to his origin country (India) from foreign country Abu Dhabi." 3. The only prayer made by the petitioner in the present writ petition is for directing the concerned authorities to take appropriate decision in respect of Online application dated 24.5.2025 submitted by the petitioner for renewal of his passport which has been submitted through embassy. 4. On the other hand, it is also submitted by Sri Sanjay Dwivedi, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent nos.2 and 3 that the aforesaid application was submitted by the petitioner while he was in Abu Dhabi. It is admitted by the counsel for the petitioner that as on date the petitioner is in India, hence he can apply afresh for renewal of his passport. It is further argued that in case petitioner will submit afresh application for renewal of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sunil Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Sanjay Dwivedi Hari Nath .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) his passport and online application, the respondents will consider and decide the same in accordance with law. 5. With the consent of the parties and also in the interest of justice, the present petition is disposed of finally permitting the petitioner to submit afresh online application for the renewal of his passport within a period of 4 weeks. If such an application is filed, the competent authority is directed to decide the same strictly in accordance with law within a further period of 6 weeks. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the merits of the matter. 7. No order as to cost. October 28, 2025 Gaurav Kuls WRIC No. 24394 of 2025 2 (Vivek Saran,J.) (Prakash Padia,J.) Digitally signed by :- GAURAV KULSHRESTHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad