ORDER:

This writ petition is filed seeking the following relief:

“….to issue writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondents in not renewing/reissuing passport bearing No.W7890264 of the petitioner’s pursuant to application No.HY3075863373923 dated 10.10.2023 as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to renew/reissue the passport for 10 years...”

2. The petitioner herein is holder of Passport bearing No.Z2238019. While he was in Kuwait, the said passport was expired in 2012 and thereafter, the same was renewed on 18.07.2012 for a period of ten (10) years i.e. till 17.07.2022. The case of the petitioner is that he returned to India in the year 2016 and thereafter he submitted an application for renewal of the said passport but, respondent No.2 has refused to renew his passport on the ground of pendency of two cases viz., C.C.No.558 of 2021 on the file of the I Additional Junior Civil Judge-cum-I Additional Judicial Magistrate at First Class, Bodhan in Crime No.230 of 2020 registered for the offences punishable under Section 429 of IPC and Section 30 of Arms Act and C.C.No.650 of 2021 on