Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:141424-DB Court No. - 21 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 27744 of 2025 Petitioner :- Wajid Ali Respondent :- Union Of India And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Zafeer Ahmad Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Bal Mukund Hon'ble Manoj Kumar Gupta,J. Hon'ble Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Bal Mukund, learned counsel for the respondents. 2. The instant petition has been filed for a direction to respondents no. 2 and 3 to decide the petitioner's pending application dated 9.6.2022 for issuance of passport. 3. It appears that on 27.6.2022, the petitioner was issued a show cause notice in respect of two criminal cases pending against him. The notice specifically mentions that the petitioner may, if so desire, submit relevant documents before the Superintendent Enquiry at the Regional Passport Office between 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM only on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It is alleged that the petitioner went to Passport Office on 27.6.2022 but documents were not accepted. The petitioner admits that two criminal cases are pending against him. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents states that the petitioner has not replied to the show cause notice dated 27.6.2022. He further submits that on account of said fact, the application has already been closed. 4. In view of the above, we dispose of the writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to apply afresh and in terms of the law laid down by a Coordinate Bench in Writ-C No. 41540 of 2023 (Pawan Kumar Rajbhar vs. Union of India and 2 others) and other connected matters decided on 19.01.2024, also submit No-Objection Certificate from the court of jurisdictional Magistrate so that the application is processed in accordance with law. . (R.M.N. Mishra, J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta, J.) Order Date :- 19.8.2025 Dhirendra/ Digitally signed by :- DHIRENDRA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad