HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 39257 of 2026 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Instructions filed by the learned counsel for the Union of India in Court today is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Anant Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel for the Union of India. 3. By means of the present writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner wants revocation of his earlier passport bearing No.N2119040. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent raises a preliminary objection as to the maintainability of this petition at this stage on the ground that the petitioner's previous passport has already expired. In the circumstances, he may apply for a fresh passport and then seek change of name in the passport of the petitioner. 5. Upon a pointed query being made, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no such application has been moved for re-issuance of the passport. 6. In the circumstances, no direction, as prayed for, can be issued. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Samir Tiwari, Vinay Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., Anant Kumar Tiwari, C.S.C. Chandra Shekhar Yadav .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 6 Others .....Respondent(s) However, liberty rests with the petitioner to apply fresh for re-issuance of the passport and then also move an appropriate application for correction of name of the petitioner as per the procedure prescribed. 7. Subject to aforesaid liberty, the present petition is consigned to record. October 8, 2026 Kuldeep WRIC No. 39257 of 2026 2 (Garima Prashad,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- KULDEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad