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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 9203 of 2025 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE NEERAJ TIWARI, J.
HON'BLE VIVEK KUMAR SINGH, J.
1. Heard Sri M.D. Yadav, Advocate holding brief of Sri Vinay Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent and Sri Sanjay Dwivedi, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 2 & 3.
2. Present petition has been filed to decide the application reference no.25- 0003467658 submitted by petitioner on 3.3.2025 and accordingly re-issue the passport.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that till date application so submitted for re-issuance of passport to the petitioner has not been decided.
4. Sri Sanjay Dwivedi, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 2 & 3 submitted that petitioner has obtained two passports with different names and against him, FIR has been lodged by his wife in which he has been enlarged on bail by the trial Court. Therefore, passport may not be re-issued to petitioner.
5. Be that as it may, the writ petition is disposed of with direction to respondent no.3 to consider and decide the application of petitioner dated 3.3.2025 with regard to re- issuance of passport within a period of four weeks strictly in accordance with law from the date of production of certified copy of this order. In case of rejection, respondent no.3 shall pass reasoned order disclosing the specific reasons of rejection.
6. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the case on merits. It is upon respondent No. 3 to pass order after considering the relevant Rules as well as facts of the case. October 7, 2025 Junaid Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vinay Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Sanjay Dwivedi (Vivek Kumar Singh,J.) (Neeraj Tiwari,J.) Indrajeet Yadav .....Petitioner(s) State Of Up And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- JUNAID AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad