HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 31534 of 2025 Court No. - 21 HON'BLE MANOJ KUMAR GUPTA, J. HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. The petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding respondent no.3 to take decision on his request for renewal/re-issuance of passport vide application dated 17.03.2025. 2. It is common ground between the parties that the application has not been finalized so far as the stand of the respondents is that the petitioner was involved in a criminal case. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner invites our attention towards reply submitted by the petitioner to show-cause wherein the stands taken is that the criminal proceedings have come to end vide order dated 11.12.2021. 4. In view of the said stand of the petitioner, we direct the Regional Passport Officer to take decision on the application of the petitioner positively within four weeks from today. 5. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed of. 6. Shri Ashutosh Kumar Mishra, learned counsel for the respondents no.1 to 3 shall communicate the instant order to the concerned respondent for necessary compliance. September 10, 2025 Ankit. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rakesh Kumar Garg, Yash Garg Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. (Arun Kumar,J.) (Manoj Kumar Gupta,J.) Ajay Kumar Gupta .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- ANKIT VISHWAKARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad