JUDGMENT :

Siddhartha Varma, J.

1. The instant writ petition has been filed for the issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to issue a passport in favour of the petitioner. A further prayer has been made that the respondent no.3 i.e. the Passport Sewa Kendra, Varanasi may be directed to appropriately take action upon the application which the petitioner had filed for the issuance of his passport.

2. In the instant case, the petitioner on 28.6.2022 had filled-up an online application form for the issuance of a passport and he was given an appointment for appearing before the passport office on 5.8.2022 at 11.30 AM. When the petitioner reached on 5.8.2022 before the passport office, he was informed that there was a police report against the petitioner which stated that there were reports with regard to non-cognizable cases being NCR No.111/2012 and NCR No.114/2018 and therefore, the passport could not be issued to him.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that thereafter the petitioner went back to district Azamgarh and filed an application on 11.8.2022 praying that the Court i.e. the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate may call for a report from po