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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 30796 of 2025 Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, J.
HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Yogendra Kumar, learned counsel for respondents No. 1 & 2.
2. The following prayer has been made in the present petition:
"(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in nature of Mandamus directing the respondent No.2 to issue or renew the passport in favour of petitioner with regard to joining private service in foreign country."
3. The passport has not been issued to the petitioner apparently in view of pendency of two criminal cases against the petitioner.
4. It has been held 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 that in such an event, it is open to the person concerned to seek no-objection from the jurisdictional criminal court in respect of grant of passport and the Regional Passport Officer shall act, accordingly.
5. In view of the aforesaid position, we dispose of the writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to apply before the concerned court for no-objection and in case, the same is granted, the Regional Passport Officer shall proceed Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dilnawaz Ahmad Khan Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I. Firoz Ahmad .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And Another .....Respondent(s)
to take further action in the matter taking into notice the no-objection granted by the court. September 4, 2025 gp WRIC No. 30796 of 2025 2 (Arun Kumar,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Digitally signed by :- GANESH PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad