HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 16334 of 2026 Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the Union of India and the learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. Petitioner by means of the present writ petition has assailed the order by which the passport of the petitioner has been impounded. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that there is statutory remedy of filing an appeal under Section 11 of the Passport Act, 1967 against the order impounding passport. 4. Since there is remedy of filing an appeal against the order impounding passport, we dismiss the writ petition on the ground of alternative remedy. 5. In case the petitioner prefers an appeal within a period of one month from today, the Appellate Authority shall consider and decide the same on merits without entering into the question of limitation. April 29, 2026 NS Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Prem Chand Saroj Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Hridaya Narayan Mishra (Garima Prashad,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.) Sahmat Ali .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- NITIN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad