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AMIT BANSAL
Pradyumn Ahuja – Appellant
Versus
State of NCT of Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Amit Bansal, J. (Oral)--By way of the present petition, the petitioner impugns the order dated 1st May, 2023 passed by the ACMM, East District, Karkardooma Court in Complaint Case No.52496/2016, whereby the application of the petitioner for grant of permission for issuance/renewal of passport for ten years has been dismissed.
2. On the last date of hearing, notice was issued to the respondent no.2.
3. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent no.2 has been duly served.
4. None appears on behalf of the respondent no.2 despite service.
5. Brief facts leading to the filing of the present petition are that the respondent no.2 filed a Complaint Case No. 52496/2016 against the management of the Vivekanand School and the petitioner, who is the chairman of the said School. The respondent no.2 was working as an assistant teacher (Nursery) in the said school before she was relieved from the post of assistant teacher vide order dated 7th July, 2017 issued by the school for not having requisite qualifications as per Recruitment Rules. The appeal filed by the respondent no.2 before Delhi School Tribunal against the aforesaid order was also dismissed stating that the res
The right to travel abroad is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, and the limited validity of a passport causing undue hardship may warrant renewal/issuance of passport....
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 hold a passport is integral to personal liberty; arbitrary restrictions due to ongoing criminal proceedings, without conviction, are unreasonable.
The right to renew a passport is part of personal liberty and cannot be arbitrarily restricted without due process, particularly when the individual is not convicted.
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