Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:86737-DB Court No. - 39 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 16572 of 2025 Petitioner :- Vaibhav Shukla Respondent :- Union Of India And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Jitendra Kumar Mishra,Lok Nath Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I. Hon'ble Arindam Sinha,J. Hon'ble Avnish Saxena,J. 1. Mr.Lok Nath Shukla, learned advocate appears on behalf of petitioner and submits, pursuant to his client having applied for issuance of passport, he received notice dated 27th March, 2025, requiring his client to furnish proper explanation of alleged suppression. His client by communication dispatched by courier on 16th May, 2025, submitted his reply. The passport has not yet been issued. He seeks direction. 2. Mr.Akhilesh Kumar Mishra, learned advocate, Central Government Counsel appears on behalf of Union of India. 3. Co-ordinate Benches have, by order dated 25th June, 2024 in Writ-C no.5587 of 2024 (Umapati vs. Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi and 3 others) and by order dated 19th January, 2024 in Writ-C no.41540 of 2023 (Pawan Kumar Rajbhar vs. Union of India and 2 others), taken view regarding pendency of criminal case(s) in which name of applicant for issuance of passport stands mentioned. Petitioner says, he has replied to the notice. 4. Petitioner will communicate certified copy of this order, copies of his reply and orders dated 25th June, 2024 (supra) and 19th January, 2024 (supra) to respondent no.2. Within two weeks of the communication, the passport be issued or reason(s) for refusal to do so, informed to petitioner. 5. The writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 22.5.2025 LN Tripathi (Arindam Sinha,J.) (Avnish Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- LALIT TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad