HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 40044 of 2026 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE J.J. MUNIR, J. HON'BLE INDRAJEET SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Kuldeep Kumar, learned Central Government Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent nos. 1 and 2 and Mr. Girijesh Kumar Tripathi, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel, appearing on behalf of respondent nos. 3 to 6. 2. In response to the notice dated 07.07.2026, issued by the Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow, the petitioner has submitted his reply dated 05.09.2026. 3. Let the Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow pass appropriate orders in the matter after considering the petitioner's reply, including any material that the petitioner seeks to produce in support of his case. The order shall be made by the Regional Passport Officer within a period of one month. 4. This petition is disposed of in terms of the aforesaid orders. 5. Let this order be communicated to the Regional Passport Officer, Lucknow through the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow by the Registrar (Compliance). October 1, 2026 Prashant D. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Atul Kumar, Piyush Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. (Indrajeet Shukla,J.) (J.J. Munir,J.) Manju Kumar .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- PRASHANT DWIVEDI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad