Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:113891-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 22250 of 2025 Petitioner :- Balwant Singh Respondent :- Union Of India And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Kanhaiya Lal Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Ajay Singh,C.S.C. Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J. 1. Heard Sri Kanhaiya Lal Tiwari, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ajay Singh, counsel for the respondents No.1 and 2. 2. The petitioner has applied for reissuance of passport. A show cause notice has been issued to him on 30th May, 2025 stating that Case Crime No.201 of 2007, is pending against him, and the said fact was not disclosed while filing the application for reissuance of the passport. 2. Accordingly, the respondents have sought explanation from the petitioner, as to why the earlier granted passport should not be impounded. 3. The case of the petitioner is that no such case is pending against him. However, the petitioner has not replied to the show cause notice so far, but has prayed for a direction to the respondents to reissue passport to him. 4. As the petitioner has been issued a show cause notice on a specific point, the petitioner is required to submit his reply alongwith documentary evidence, so that the same is considered by the authorities. 5. We, therefore, decline to issue any mandamus, and leave it open to the petitioner to respond to the show cause notice, so that appropriate action is taken in the matter by the concerned authority, in accordance with law. 6. The petition stands disposed of, accordingly. Order Date :- 15.7.2025 Ashish/- (R.M.N.Mishra, J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta, J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHISH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad