Allahabad High Court
WRIC/35695/2026 of RAVINDRA RAI Vs UNION OF INDIA AND 5 OTHERS on 15 September 2026
JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 35695 of 2026 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. HON'BLE SIDDHARTH NANDAN, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri Chandra Shaikhar Vaish, learned counsel for respondents. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 35695 of 2026
Court No. - 1
HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J.
HON'BLE SIDDHARTH NANDAN, J.
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1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri Chandra Shaikhar Vaish, learned counsel for respondents.
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 cases which are pending against him:
(i) Case Crime No.- 273 of 2014, under Sections 323, 504 IPC and 3(i)(X) SC/ST Act, Police Station- Dhangahta, District Sant Kabir Nagar.
(ii) Case Crime No.- 1752 of 2027, under Sections 147, 148, 149, 323, 504, 506, 307, 427, 354 IPC and 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) SC/ST Act and 7 Criminal Law Amendment Act, Police Station- Dhangahta, District Sant Kabir Nagar.
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 concerned shall dispose of the application of the petitioner in accordance Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Amit Kumar Singh, Monika Anuragi Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Chandra Shaikhar Vaish Ravindra Rai .....Petitioner(s) Union Of India And 5 Others .....Respondent(s)
with guidelines laid down and timeline provided in the aforesaid judgments.
5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands disposed of. September 16, 2026 A.K.Srivastava WRIC No. 35695 of 2026 2 (Siddharth Nandan,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad