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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda
Chintapalli Vijay Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. passport renewal application context (Para 2) |
| 2. criminal case implications on passport (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. judicial precedents regarding passport renewals (Para 5) |
| 4. fundamental rights to hold a passport (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 5. court's prior rulings on passport and criminal cases (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 6. applications for passport renewal must be considered (Para 14 , 15) |
| 7. decision and procedural directives (Para 16 , 17 , 18) |
ORDER :
1. This Writ Petition is filed claiming the following relief:
“…pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS or any other appropriate writ or direction, declaring the action of the respondents 2 and 3 in not renewing the petitioners Passport No.L6735386 (Application No. VS1075570083723, dated 13.07.2023) on the ground of pending criminal case vide C.C. No.1901 of 2023 on the file of I Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Visakhapatnam as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional in violation of principles of natural justice and contrary to the provisions of the passports Act 1967 besides being violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct th
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 abroad is a fundamental right, and passport renewal cannot be denied solely based on pending criminal cases without proper legal justification.
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 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.
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