Allahabad High Court
RAHUL YADAVversusUNION OF INDIA AND 6 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The petition is dismissed; the passport can be issued only for the one‑year period as ordered by the trial court.
Summary
Petitioner Rahul Yadav, who had been issued a passport valid for one year due to his involvement in a criminal case, sought a ten‑year passport as prescribed under the Passport Act, 1967. The trial court had earlier granted a No Objection Certificate (NOC) with a rider limiting the passport to a one‑year period. The High Court held that the trial court's limitation cannot be overridden and therefore the petitioner is not entitled to a ten‑year passport. However, the Court clarified that the petitioner may apply for re‑issuance before the expiry of the one‑year period provided he is not implicated in any other criminal case and no adverse order is passed. The petition was consequently disposed.
Issues considered
- Whether a petitioner whose passport was issued for one year due to involvement in a criminal case can be granted a ten‑year passport under the Passport Act, 1967.
Legislation cited
Subjects
- passport
- criminal case
- No Objection Certificate
- Passport Act 1967
- writ petition
- re‑issuance
- period limitation
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 35588 of 2026
Rahul Yadav
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Union Of India And 6 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashok Kumar Yadav
Counsel for Respondent(s) : A.S.G.I., C.S.C., Narendra Kumar
Chatterjee
Court No. - 1
HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J.
HON'BLE SIDDHARTH NANDAN, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records.
2. Petitioner has already been issued with a passport which is valid for a
period of one year on account of his involvement in a criminal case
regarding which, he has obtained 'No Objection Certificate' which is
issued with a rider that petitioner would be issued passport only for a
period one year.
3. In the circumstances, when trial court itself has granted permission for
issuance of passport for a period of only one year, no further relief can be
granted to the petitioner for issuance of passport for a period of ten years
as prescribed for under the Passport Act, 1967.
4. However, it is clarified that unless petitioner is implicated in any other
criminal case petitioner would be allowed re-issuance of passport before
expiry of one year period until concerned court passes any adverse order.
5. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this petition stands
disposed of.
(Siddharth Nandan,J.) (Ajit Kumar,J.)
September 16, 2026
Atmesh
Digitally signed by :-
ATMESH KESARI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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