Allahabad High Court
WRIC/38555/2026 of SHAHID KHAN Vs UNION OF INDIA AND 5 OTHERS on 23 September 2026
OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 38555 of 2026 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for respondent nos. 1 & 2. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 38555 of 2026
Court No. - 1
HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J.
HON'BLE GARIMA PRASHAD, J.
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1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for respondent nos. 1 & 2.
2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution petitioner has prayed for disposal of his application for issuance of passport pending with the concerned Regional Passport Officer.
3. 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. 265 of 2022, under Sections 506, 504, 323, 452 IPC, Police Station Nonhara, District Ghazipur.
4. 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 in accordance with guidelines laid down and timeline provided in the aforesaid judgments.
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Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Intekhab Alam Khan Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Shahid Khan .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 5 Others .....Respondent(s)
5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands disposed of. September 24, 2026 Sachin Mishra WRIC No. 38555 of 2026 2 (Garima Prashad,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- SACHIN MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad