Court finds impounding of Bollywood director's passport invalid, orders return
8 hours, 21 minutes ago

Court finds impounding of Bollywood director's passport invalid, orders return

India Today  

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has clarified that only the Passport Authority, under the Passports Act, can impound passports. Kewlani’s legal team argued that the Passports Act overrides the CrPC in matters related to passport impounding. The court examined whether the police’s retention of the passport beyond four weeks constituted impounding. The court directed the EOW to return Kewlani’s passport but allowed the agency to take further action under Section 10 of the Passports Act if necessary.

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Bombay High Court orders issuance of passport to minor in parental dispute case
1 day, 8 hours ago

Bombay High Court orders issuance of passport to minor in parental dispute case

India Today  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday provided relief to a 16-year-old student from Pune who is aspiring to attend an international academic programme in Japan, by clearing the way for the issuance of a passport to her. Advocate Balasaheb Ligade, appearing for the girl's mother, argued that the ongoing marital disputes, including domestic violence cases and divorce proceedings, made it …

Retired Bengal police official arrested in fake passport racket
5 days, 8 hours ago

Retired Bengal police official arrested in fake passport racket

India Today  

A 61-year-old retired police officer was arrested from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district for his alleged involvement in the fake passport racket in the state. According to the police, the accused, Abdul Hai, retired as a Sub-Inspector, was attached to the passport section of Kolkata Police and during the investigation, police found his role in the racket, which helped …

Retired Kolkata cop arrested for involvement in fake passport racket in West Bengal
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5 days, 20 hours ago

Retired Kolkata cop arrested for involvement in fake passport racket in West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: A 61-year-old retired policeman was arrested from his residence in North 24 Parganas on Friday night in connection with the recent fake passport racket under investigation by Kolkata Police. A 61-year-old retired policeman was arrested from his residence in North 24 Parganas on Friday night A senior police officer said that the accused, Abdul Hai, a former sub-inspector of …

Bengal Police Chief Urges MEA To Overhaul Passport Verification System, Proposes Changes After Racket Bust
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1 week, 4 days ago

Bengal Police Chief Urges MEA To Overhaul Passport Verification System, Proposes Changes After Racket Bust

ABP News  

Kolkata, Dec 29 West Bengal Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar on Sunday said that he had written to the Ministry of External Affairs urging a total overhauling of the verification and distribution of new passports to combat misuse. Talking to reporters, the IPS officer said in the letter to the MEA, they also pointed out software issues and proposed …

Gujarat High Court Directs Passport Authority To Decide Renewal Plea Of Congress MLA Vimal Chudasama Convicted In Rioting Case
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Gujarat High Court Directs Passport Authority To Decide Renewal Plea Of Congress MLA Vimal Chudasama Convicted In Rioting Case

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has directed the Passport Authority to decide the plea of Congress MLA Vimal Chudasama–who has court case pending–for renewal of passport, in view of Ministry of External Affairs's notification which permits Indian citizens–against whom criminal proceedings are pending in court–to travel abroad if they present a court order. Section 6 states that passport authority can refuse …

Duty Bound To Implement Court Orders: Bombay HC Imposes 25K Cost Over Police's Failure In Returning Passport Despite Court Order
1 month ago

Duty Bound To Implement Court Orders: Bombay HC Imposes 25K Cost Over Police's Failure In Returning Passport Despite Court Order

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Monday while pulling up the Mumbai Police for not returning the passport of a man, despite a clear order by a Sessions court, said the Police is duty bound to implement an order passed by any court.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Shivkumar Dige also imposed costs of Rs 25,000 on the State …

Telangana: Passports of accused in phone-tapping case suspended
1 month, 1 week ago

Telangana: Passports of accused in phone-tapping case suspended

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In twists to the ongoing high-profile unauthorised phone tapping case, the Regional Passport Officer has permanently suspended the Indian passports of prime accused former SIB chief T. Prabhakar Rao and his associate Shravan Kumar Rao, who are reported in the US. Their passports were suspended under Section 10 of Indian Passport Act based on a representation submitted to the …

Courts Can't Order Accused To Deposit Passport On "Unfounded Apprehensions" That He May Flee, Violates Fundamental Rights: AP High Court
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Courts Can't Order Accused To Deposit Passport On "Unfounded Apprehensions" That He May Flee, Violates Fundamental Rights: AP High Court

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has overturned a lower court's order to retain the passport of a former airline employee, facing criminal charges. During the proceedings, the petitioner's counsel argued that the lower court's order to retain the passport violated the petitioner's fundamental rights under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution, which guarantee freedom of movement and the right …

Passport Authority Not Bound To Impound Passports On Pendency Of Criminal Cases, S.10(3)(e) Uses 'May': Allahabad High Court
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Passport Authority Not Bound To Impound Passports On Pendency Of Criminal Cases, S.10(3)(e) Uses 'May': Allahabad High Court

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has held that under Section 10 of the Passports Act, 1967, it is not mandatory for the passport authority to impound passport of a person against whom criminal case are pending. The bench comprising of Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Manjive Shukla held that “the legislature under Section 10 of the Passports Act, 1967 had …

While Imposing Conditions For Bail, Trial Court Cannot Direct Accused To Apply For Passport, Obtain It & Then Surrender It: Bombay HC
5 months, 4 weeks ago

While Imposing Conditions For Bail, Trial Court Cannot Direct Accused To Apply For Passport, Obtain It & Then Surrender It: Bombay HC

Live Law  

In a significant order, the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday held that a trial court while granting bail does not have any power to direct a person/accused to apply for a passport, obtain it and then surrender it to avail bail. Single-judge Justice Bharat Deshpande quashed and set aside such an "unusual" condition imposed by a …

Maharashtra: Passport office revokes 42 Indian passports illegally procured by Bangladeshi infiltrators
6 months ago

Maharashtra: Passport office revokes 42 Indian passports illegally procured by Bangladeshi infiltrators

Op India  

The fact that Bangladeshis are residing illegally in Maharashtra has come to the fore numerous times. On 2nd July, the Regional Passport Office in Pune invalidated up to 42 Indian passports that were reportedly obtained by Bangladeshis by submitting fake documents, according to the information obtained from the Pimpri Chinchwad authorities. An inquiry found that multiple Bangladeshis were assisted in …

HC clarifies its stance on ‘pending’ criminal proceedings for passport renewal
6 months, 1 week ago

HC clarifies its stance on ‘pending’ criminal proceedings for passport renewal

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court recently clarified that for a criminal proceeding to be considered ‘pending’, it must be registered before a court of law which should take cognisance of the case. The Bombay high court recently clarified that for a criminal proceeding to be considered ‘pending’, it must be registered before a court of law which should take cognisance …

MEA got request to impound Prajwal Revanna's passport only on May 21: Jaishankar
7 months, 2 weeks ago

MEA got request to impound Prajwal Revanna's passport only on May 21: Jaishankar

The Hindu  

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Friday that the Ministry received a request from the Karnataka government only on May 21 to impound the passport of Janata Dal MP Prajwal Revanna, who fled to Germany last month amid allegations of sexual assault. The MEA got this request from Karnataka only on May 21.” Mr. Jaishankar said the External Affairs …

Citizenship Act Prevails Over Passport Manual: Delhi High Court
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Citizenship Act Prevails Over Passport Manual: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has said that the Citizenship Act, 1955, prevails over the Passport Manual of 2020, observing that a subordinate legislation cannot override the parent legislation.Justice Subramaniam Prasad allowed the plea moved by two minor children against the authorities' decision to cancel their Indian passports and not reissuing the same.The parents of the children were Indian. The Delhi …

Debts Recovery Tribunals, Civil/Criminal Courts Don't Have Powers To Impound Passports Of Citizens: Karnataka High Court
1 year ago

Debts Recovery Tribunals, Civil/Criminal Courts Don't Have Powers To Impound Passports Of Citizens: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that the Debts Recovery Tribunal, or Civil/Criminal Courts and even the police do not have the power to impound the passport of a citizen. The Tribunal – Debts Recovery Tribunal can hardly have such power.” The court observed thus while allowing a petition filed by Nitin Kasliwal who had approached the court seeking a …

Investigating Agencies May Seize Passport But Not Impound It: Jammu & Kashmir High Court
1 year, 1 month ago

Investigating Agencies May Seize Passport But Not Impound It: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

Live Law  

Distinguishing between the powers of the police and the Passport Authority with regard to the seizing and impounding of passports, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has clarified that while the police may seize a passport under Section 102 of the CrPC, the impounding can only be done by the Passport Authority under Section 10 of the Passports …

Chandigarh District Commission Holds Regional Passport Office And Passport Seva Kendra Liable For Delayed Delivery Of Passport
1 year, 2 months ago

Chandigarh District Commission Holds Regional Passport Office And Passport Seva Kendra Liable For Delayed Delivery Of Passport

Live Law  

The Chandigarh District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission bench comprising of Pawanjit Singh and Surjeet Singh held Chandigarh Regional Passport Office and Passport Seva Kendra liable of deficiency in service for delay delivery of the complainant’s renewed passport which led to significant personal inconveniences to him and his wife, including missing out on planned travel. On 7th January 2020, he received …

'Passport Authority Cannot Retain Passport Without Impounding' : Supreme Court Grants Relief To Husband In Matrimonial Dispute
1 year, 5 months ago

'Passport Authority Cannot Retain Passport Without Impounding' : Supreme Court Grants Relief To Husband In Matrimonial Dispute

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday held that without impounding of the passport, the Passport Authority cannot unauthorizedly retain a passport handed over by the Police in the name of a pending criminal case. A division bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Rajesh Bindal was considering an appeal filed by a husband whose passport was handed over to the …

Re-Issue Of Passport On Being Lost Cannot Be Done Without Registering FIR With Police: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Re-Issue Of Passport On Being Lost Cannot Be Done Without Registering FIR With Police: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday rejected a petition seeking direction to Regional Passport officer to re-issue petitioner's passport on him having lost the passport, without him registering a First Information Report with the police as is prescribed under the rules framed under the Passport Act. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit while dismissing the petition of …

HC stays order seeking tax offender's passport
1 year, 8 months ago

HC stays order seeking tax offender's passport

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The vacation division bench of the Telangana High Court suspended an order of a single-judge bench, requiring a person to deposit a renewed passport with the criminal court. The bench was dealing with an appeal filed by Bhanu Reddy Gopu, who complained that his online application for passport renewal was rejected on the grounds of a pending criminal case. …

Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija denied passport’; alleges CID chief’s ‘inaction brazenly infringes upon her rights’
1 year, 11 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija denied passport’; alleges CID chief’s ‘inaction brazenly infringes upon her rights’

The Hindu  

Iltija Mufti, daughter of Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti, has accused the office of the Additional Director General of Police, CID, R. R. Swain of not clarifying her police verification for more than six months and deliberately denying the passport. According to the letter, Ms. Mufti’s passport was due to expire last year and applied for passport renewal June, …

Issue passport to PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s mother: Jammu and Kashmir High Court
2 years ago

Issue passport to PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s mother: Jammu and Kashmir High Court

The Hindu  

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the passport office “to consider re-issuance of passport afresh” to former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s mother, and slammed the passport officer who rejected her passport renewal application for acting “as the mouthpiece of the CID”. Justice Chowdhary held that, in such a situation, without going into the PVR, refusal on part …

JKL High Court Slams Authorities For Denying Passport To Mehbooba Mufti's Mother, Says Passport Authority Can't Act As Mouthpiece of CID
2 years ago

JKL High Court Slams Authorities For Denying Passport To Mehbooba Mufti's Mother, Says Passport Authority Can't Act As Mouthpiece of CID

Live Law  

Directing the Passport Officer to consider former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's mother's application for re-issuance of passport afresh, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Saturday said that the authority has not to act as "mouthpiece of the CID". The police verification report formulated by CID CIK cannot override the statutory provisions of Section 6 of the …

Passport May Be Refused After Filing Of Closure Report By Police, Pending Acceptance By Magistrate: Karnataka HC
2 years, 1 month ago

Passport May Be Refused After Filing Of Closure Report By Police, Pending Acceptance By Magistrate: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has said that mere filing of a B Report by the police before the jurisdictional court which is yet to be accepted would not mean that the accused is acquitted in the case, thus passport authorities would have the right to refuse to issue of passport or travel documents. Mere filing of 'B' report would not …

Can Renewal Of Passport Be Denied Citing Pendency Of Criminal Contempt Proceedings? Gujarat High Court To Examine
2 years, 5 months ago

Can Renewal Of Passport Be Denied Citing Pendency Of Criminal Contempt Proceedings? Gujarat High Court To Examine

Live Law  

The Bench comprising Justice AS Supehia at the Gujarat High Court has issued notice to the Regional Passport Officer at Ahmedabad in light of a petition challenging its decision refusing renewal of passport on account of pendency of criminal contempt proceedings against the applicant. The Petitioner claimed that the Respondent had invoked Section 6 of the Passport Act to reject …

Karnataka High Court Stays Single Judge Order Dispensing Trial Court's Permission For Passport Renewal Where Criminal Trial Is Stayed By Higher Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka High Court Stays Single Judge Order Dispensing Trial Court's Permission For Passport Renewal Where Criminal Trial Is Stayed By Higher Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has stayed a single judge bench order which held that the permission from a trial court is not necessary for renewal of passport when the criminal proceedings are stayed by a higher court. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Ashok S Kinagi stayed the order dated March 17, by which the …

Trafficking Of Human Beings Won't Amount To Jeopardising Sovereignty & Integrity Of India: Punjab & Haryana High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Trafficking Of Human Beings Won't Amount To Jeopardising Sovereignty & Integrity Of India: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that trafficking in human beings doesn't amount to jeopardizing the sovereignty and integrity of India.The Bench of Justice Sudhir Mittal further observed that it may jeopardize friendly relations of India with a foreign country but it would be so only if there is tangible evidence available to substantiate the allegations.With this, the …

Passport Renewal Request Can't Be Rejected On Sole Basis Of Pendency Of Criminal Cases: Orissa High Court
2 years, 9 months ago

Passport Renewal Request Can't Be Rejected On Sole Basis Of Pendency Of Criminal Cases: Orissa High Court

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has held that mere pendency of criminal cases cannot be the sole ground to deny renewal of passport of a person. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Biswanath Rath observed, "…in the opinion of this Court there is in fact no restriction in the renewal of the passport or even grant of passport in the pendency …

Madras High Court Asks Leena Manimekalai, Susi Ganeshan To Appear In Person On November 1 In Challenge To Impounding Of Passport
3 years, 2 months ago

Madras High Court Asks Leena Manimekalai, Susi Ganeshan To Appear In Person On November 1 In Challenge To Impounding Of Passport

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed filmmaker Leena Manimekalai and film director Susi Ganesan to appear in person before the Court on November 1 around 1 pm while hearing a plea moved by Manimekalai challenging an order passed by the Regional Passport Officer, Chennai, to impound her passport.The impounding order was passed citing the pendency of a criminal defamation …

Impounding Of Passport Affects Personal Liberty; Can't Be Ordered U/S 104 CrPC: Chennai Sessions Court In Leena Manimekalai's Case
3 years, 2 months ago

Impounding Of Passport Affects Personal Liberty; Can't Be Ordered U/S 104 CrPC: Chennai Sessions Court In Leena Manimekalai's Case

Live Law  

A Sessions Court in Chennai on October 20 set aside the order of a Metropolitan Magistrate directing the Regional Passport Officer to impound the passport of filmmaker Leena Manimekalai on account of the criminal defamation case pending against her.Manimekalai had come out with sexual harassment allegations against film director Susi Ganesan during the 2018 #MeToo movement. A Sessions Court in …

Magistrate's Order On Impounding Of Leena Manimekalai's Passport Set Aside, Madras High Court Told
3 years, 2 months ago

Magistrate's Order On Impounding Of Leena Manimekalai's Passport Set Aside, Madras High Court Told

Live Law  

Filmmaker, poet and civil rights activist Leena Manimekalai's counsel informed the Madras High Court on Friday that the order of a Magistrate which had directed the Passport Authority to take action on impounding of her passport has been set aside by the Sessions Court on October 20.The Madras High Court was hearing a plea moved by Manimekalai challenging an order …

Man Fails To Obtain Passport Due To FIR For Not Wearing Face-Mask During COVID: Madras High Court Directs Issuance Of The Same Within 4 Weeks
3 years, 7 months ago

Man Fails To Obtain Passport Due To FIR For Not Wearing Face-Mask During COVID: Madras High Court Directs Issuance Of The Same Within 4 Weeks

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently granted relief to a man who failed to obtain a passport due to an FIR, which was registered against him for allegedly not wearing a face mask, when he was driving his two-wheeler during the Pandemic condition.The Bench of Justice N. Anand Venkatesh directed passport authorities to process the application submitted by him, if he …

Mehbooba Mufti's Plea For Issuance Of Passport- "Take Decision Uninfluenced By Single Bench Observations": J&K High Court [DB] To Passport Authority
3 years, 9 months ago

Mehbooba Mufti's Plea For Issuance Of Passport- "Take Decision Uninfluenced By Single Bench Observations": J&K High Court [DB] To Passport Authority

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday disposed of former Chief Minister of J&K & Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti's appeal directed against Single Bench ruling, dismissing her writ petition seeking directions to concerned authorities to issue a passport to her. Mehbooba Mufti's Plea For Issuance Of Passport: Jammu and Kashmir High Court disposes of her appeal against …

Maharashtra Minister Vijay Wadettiwar's Passport Impounded in 'Non-disclosure' of Criminal Case
4 years ago

Maharashtra Minister Vijay Wadettiwar's Passport Impounded in 'Non-disclosure' of Criminal Case

News 18  

Maharashtra cabinet minister and Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar's passport has been impounded in a case related to alleged non-disclosure of criminal offences pending against him while applying for the travel document, the Nagpur passport office has said. In his plea, Bangadia had alleged Wadettiwar did not disclose information about criminal cases pending against him while applying for a passport, and …

Passport Authorities Have No Power To Impose Penalties : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]
4 years, 6 months ago

Passport Authorities Have No Power To Impose Penalties : Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The High Court of Kerala has held that passport authorities have no power to impose penalties under Section 12 of the Passport Act, 1967, for violation of the provisions of the Act.Holding thus, a division bench comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly set aside the penalty list framed u/s 12 prescribed in schedule III of Passport …

No passports for corrupt Central govt officers
4 years, 10 months ago

No passports for corrupt Central govt officers

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In what could spell further trouble for Indian government officers with pending charges against them, the Department of Personnel and Training, the Central Vigilance Commission and the Ministry of External Affairs have now redrafted rules that prevent such officials from applying for a passport. In February, the Union government informed the Lok Sabha that over 4,000 government employees …

Enforcement Directorate Has No Right To Impound Passport: SC [Read Order]
4 years, 10 months ago

Enforcement Directorate Has No Right To Impound Passport: SC [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has reiterated that the Enforcement Directorate has no right to impound the passport and the same can only be impounded by the Passport Authorities. The Court was considering the appeal filed by the Enforcement Directorate against the Bombay High Court order upholding the order of Special Judge who directed it to return of Passport, Resident permit, PAN …

Passport Office issues notice to ‘activist’ Medha Patkar, asks why passport should not be impounded for concealing pending cases
5 years, 1 month ago

Passport Office issues notice to ‘activist’ Medha Patkar, asks why passport should not be impounded for concealing pending cases

Op India  

The Mumbai Regional Passport Office has issued a show-cause notice to ‘activist’ Medha Patkar seeking details on cases pending against her asking why her passport should not be seized for hiding information regarding pendency of cases against her. Read: Sardar Sarovar Dam: The significance of Prime Minister Modi celebrating his birthday at Kevadia The notice to Patkar by RPO Mumbai …

Pendency Of Criminal Case Against A Passport Holder Will Not Automatically Result In Impounding Of The Passport: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 4 months ago

Pendency Of Criminal Case Against A Passport Holder Will Not Automatically Result In Impounding Of The Passport: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has held that mere pendency of a criminal case is not a valid reason for impounding a person's passport. Background The Petitioner, Neera Chandra, through Advocate Nipun Singh, had challenged the order passed by the Respondent, Regional Passport Officer of Ghaziabad where under her passport was impounded and a penalty was imposed. ", the bench of …

Passport Renewal Cannot Be Denied Citing Criminal Case If There Is Permission From Court : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 7 months ago

Passport Renewal Cannot Be Denied Citing Criminal Case If There Is Permission From Court : Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Holding that the rigours of provisions of the Passport Act which restrict from issuance/ renewal of passport to persons facing criminal prosecution stand relaxed by a notification issued by the Centre in 1993, the Delhi High Court has directed the Regional Passport office to renew the passport of Rajiv Chaturvedi, the Chief General Manager of state-run PEC Limited. Chaturvedi challenged …

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