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Syed Abdur Rahman v. U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Ministry of External Affairs New Delhi and 2 Others

Allahabad HC24 Nov 2025/11072/2025

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Passport renewal permission; mandamus; writ petition; Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IVth Lucknow; Ministry of External Affairs; Union of India; formal defects in pleadings; petition not pressed; dismissed with liberty to file fresh petition; return of certified copies; Saurabh Lavania; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench Court No. 13; Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 11072 of 2025; decided 24 November 2025.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh petition with proper pleadings and documents in support thereof; certified copies of orders and documents annexed to the petition to be returned to the petitioner's counsel on application. ¶16

Syed Abdur Rahman Vs U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Ministry of External Affairs New Delhi and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of mandamus should be issued directing the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IVth, Lucknow to entertain the petitioner's application for permission for renewal of passport, either on the previous application or on a fresh application. +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

Since the petitioner's counsel did not wish to press the petition on account of formal defects in the pleadings and requested liberty to file afresh, and the learned AGA raised no objection, the present petition was dismissed with liberty to file a fresh petition with proper pleadings and documents in support thereof.

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Key takeaways

Office was directed to return back all the certified copies of orders and documents annexed in the petition to the learned counsel for the petitioner, if he applies for them and submits copies of the same.obiter¶17

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench (Court No. 13), Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. 11072 of 2025 — Syed Abdur Rahman v. U.O.I. Thru. Secy., Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi & 2 Others; decided 24 November 2025 by Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania, J. The writ petition sought a mandamus directing the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate-IVth, Lucknow to entertain the petitioner's application for permission for renewal of passport, either on the previous application or on a fresh application. Before any merits discussion, counsel for the petitioner stated that owing to formal defects in the pleadings he did not wish to press the petition and sought liberty to file a fresh petition with proper pleadings and documents; the learned AGA raised no objection. The petition was accordingly DISMISSED with such liberty, and the Office was directed to return the certified copies of orders and documents annexed to the petition to the petitioner's counsel on application. No substantive view was taken on the mandamus/passport-renewal question; no statute or precedent was invoked in the judgment.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

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CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 11072 of 2025

Syed Abdur Rahman

.....Petitioner(s)

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U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Ministry Of External Affairs New Delhi And 2 Others

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.....Respondent(s)

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Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Shujat Kidwai, Asad Mahmood	Mamoon Rashid, Mohammad
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: A.S.G.I., G.A.

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Court No. - 13

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HON'BLE SAURABH LAVANIA, J.

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Heard.

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The present petition has been filed for the following main relief:-

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" 1) Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the Learned. Additional. Chief Judicial Magistrate- IVth, Lucknow to entertain application for permission of Renewal of Passport either on previous application or on filing of fresh application for renewal of passport by the applicant."

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Learned Counsel for the petitioner states that on account of some formal defects in the pleadings, he does not want to press the present petition and liberty may be granted to the petitioner to file a fresh with proper pleadings and documents in support thereof.

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To the aforesaid prayer, learned AGA has no objection.

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Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed with liberty as aforesaid.

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Office is directed to return back all the certified copies of order and documents, annexed in the present petition, to the learned Counsel for the petitioner, if he applies for the and submit the copies of same.

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November 24, 2025 Jyoti/-

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(Saurabh Lavania,J.)

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Digitally signed by :- JYOTI RAJWANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Syed Abdur Rahman v. U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Ministry of External Affairs New Delhi and 2 Others

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