Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:23931-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 4816 of 2025 Petitioner :- Kalimulla Respondent :- Union Of India And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Himanshu Giri,Nitesh Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Vipin Chandra Dixit,J. 1. Memo of appearance filed in Court by Ms. Neeru Devi, Advocate appearing on behalf of respondent nos.1 to 3, is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 3. This writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs :- "(i) Issue writ or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the passport authorities i.e. respondent 2 & 3 to process the application and renewal the passport of the petitioner, south application reference No. 24-0017669588 dated 17.10.2024 being uninfluenced by the pendency of a criminal case against the petitioner. (ii) Issue any other writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble Curt may deem fit and proper in the nature and circumstances of the case. (iii) Issue award the cost of the writ petition in favour of the petitioner." 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that identical issue had already been considered and decided by a Division Bench of this Court in Writ - C No. 41540 of 2023 (Pawan Kumar Rajbhar Vs. Union of India & 2 Ors. vide judgement and order dated January 19, 2024 [Neutral Citation No.- 2024:AHC:26720-DB]), therefore, this writ petition may also be disposed of, on the same terms and conditions. 5. Learned counsels for the respondents do not dispute that the controversy involved in this matter is squarely covered by the aforesaid judgement. 6. In view of the aforesaid submissions, the present writ petition is finally disposed of, in terms of the judgement and order dated January 19, 2024 passed in the case of Pawan Kumar Rajbhar (Supra). Order Date :- 19.2.2025 Kpy (Vipin Chandra Dixit, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- KAVLESHWAR PRASAD YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad