Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:119458-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 23474 of 2025 Petitioner :- Maksym Larchenko Respondent :- Union Of India And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rahul Kumar Sharma Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,C.S.C. Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J. 1. The present petition has been filed for the following relief:- "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to grant Indian Citizenship by naturalization to the petitioner under Section 6(1) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 within a period of time specified by this Hon'ble Court." 2. The case of the petitioner is that on account of the prevailing martial law in Ukraine the issuance of renunciation certificate by the said country is getting delayed. 3. Sri S.P. Singh, learned Additional Solicitor General assisted by Sri Sanjay Kumar Om, counsel for Union of India and Ms. Kritika Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the respondents No.3,4 and 5 submits that under Indian Constitution, dual citizenship is not permissible and unless the petitioner renunciates his citizenship of Ukraine and renunciation certificate is issued in his favour, his claim for citizenship through naturalization cannot be granted. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner at this stage prays for withdrawal of writ petition, so that the petitioner may await issuance of renunciation certificate and thereafter pursue his application. 5. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of with aforesaid liberty to the petitioner. Order Date :- 22.7.2025 Ashish/- (R.M.N.Mishra, J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta, J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHISH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad