Manish Bhandari v. U.O.I. Thru. Joint Secy. (Psp) Ministry External Affairs New Delhi and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench — CRLP No. 3764 of 2026, Manish Bhandari v. U.O.I. Thru. Joint Secy. (Psp) Ministry External Affairs New Delhi and 2 Others (decided April 23, 2026, Subhash Vidyarthi, J.) — rejection of request for renewal of passport by Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (Prevention of Corruption Act), Court No.4, Gorakhpur in Crl. Misc. Case No.1182 of 2025 (order dated 02.01.2026); writ petition under Article 226 dismissed as not maintainable; objection that judicial order is challengeable only under Article 227 per Neeta Singh v. State of U.P. and Ors., 2024 SCC OnLine SC 5761; territorial jurisdiction objection; liberty granted to file fresh petition before appropriate Court.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to file a fresh petition before the appropriate Court; certified copies annexed with the petition to be returned to the learned counsel for the petitioner after retaining photocopies of the same on record.