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VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA
Vadrevu Ravi – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
ORDER :
1. This writ petition is filed claiming the following relief:
2. The case of the petitioner is as follows:
3. Petitioner herein is a renowned Senior Dermatologist and owned a Multispecialty Hospital in Kakinada in the name and style of Sai Sudha Hospital. He has to travel abroad frequently in order to take part in the Seminars or for giving lectures and also to attend the International Conferences of Dermatologists across the globe.
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The right to travel abroad is a fundamental right, and passport renewal cannot be denied solely based on pending criminal cases without proper legal justification.
The denial of a passport renewal based solely on a pending criminal case violates the fundamental rights provided by the Constitution.
The right to travel is a fundamental right, and pending criminal cases cannot automatically bar passport renewal if the application is otherwise valid.
The right to travel abroad is a fundamental right, and passport renewal cannot be denied solely based on pending criminal cases without prior court cognizance.
The fundamental right to travel abroad cannot be deprived based on pending criminal cases, and the Passports Act requires fair and just procedures for deprivation of this right.
Pendency of criminal proceedings does not automatically bar passport renewal; restrictions on rights must be just and legal, emphasizing individual liberty under Article 21.
The right to travel abroad is a fundamental right, and the denial of a passport based on a non-pending criminal case is unconstitutional.
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