HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 29798 of 2025 Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, J. HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Brijesh Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 1 to 3 and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. The present petition has been filed praying for a writ of mandamus commanding respondent nos. 2 and 3 to renew/re-issue a passport in favour of the petitioner. 3. In paragraph no. 12 of the writ petition, it is asserted that the passport- authorities have refused to issue passport to the petitioner, without passing any speaking order. 4. Counsel for the respondent nos. 1, 2 & 3 submits that one criminal case is pending against the petitioner and the petitioner has not submitted any No Objection Certificate from concerned criminal court. Consequently, the passport has not been granted. 5. Counsel for the petitioner admits that a criminal case is pending against the petitioner. He states that petitioner will obtain No Objection Certificate from the concerned court in terms of judgement of the Division Bench of this Court in Writ-C No. 41540 of 2023 (Pawan Kumar Rajbhar Vs. Union of India & 2 Ors, (Neutral Citation No. 2024:AHC:26720-DB) and will apply afresh for grant of passport. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ankit Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Brijesh Kumar Srivastava, C.S.C. Sadakat Ali .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 6. In the event, the petitioner files any fresh application, the same will be considered strictly in accordance with law. 7. The writ petition is disposed of. September 15, 2025 A. Mandhani WRIC No. 29798 of 2025 2 (Arun Kumar,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK MANDHANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad