HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 38774 of 2026 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Instructions filed by learned counsel for the Union of India in Court today is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri Shashi Dhar Sahai, learned counsel for Union of India. 3. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution petitioner has prayed for disposal of his application for passport pending with the concerned Regional Passport Officer. 4. Per contra it is submitted by learned counsel for the respondents that the petitioner has been issued with the show cause notice to explain about the following criminal case which is pending against him: (i) case crime no.1009 of 2016, under Section 147, 452, 323, 506 IPC, P.S. Kasimabad 5. In our considered view, petitioner should, in the first instance, take steps according to the guidelines and follow the procedures laid down in the judgment of this Court in the case of Rahimuddin vs. Union of India & Another (Neutral Citation No.-2025:AHC:181505-DB) and recently in the case of Wajiruddin Khan v. Union of India & 2 Others, (Neutral Citation No.-2026:AHC:138176-DB) and thereafter, the Regional Passport Officer shall dispose of the application of the petitioner Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Abhishek Kumar Tiwari, Surendra Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Shashi Dhar Sahai Ritesh Singh Chauhan .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 6 Others .....Respondent(s) in accordance with guidelines laid down and timeline provided in the aforesaid judgments. 6. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands disposed of. October 1, 2026 Kuldeep WRIC No. 38774 of 2026 2 (Garima Prashad,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- KULDEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad