Shailendra Kumar v. Union of India Thru. Secy. Ministry of External Affairs Govt. of India and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Police Clearance Certificate; passport; permission to travel abroad; Magistrate order dated 21.08.2025, Court No. 20, Sultanpur; police inaction/non-compliance; directions to police authorities and Passport Officer; Ministry of External Affairs; Union of India; writ petition disposed of; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; WRIT - C No. 12039 of 2025; decided January 5, 2026; Shekhar B. Saraf, J.; Manjive Shukla, J.
What did the court decide?
Directions to the police authorities to immediately issue the Police Clearance Certificate within three days and furnish it to the passport office within three days; Passport Officer directed to act expeditiously in accordance with law; writ petition disposed of with these directions. ¶15