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Issues: Whether an order directing surrender of a passport could be sustained without revocation or impounding under the Passport Act and without compliance with the procedure under the Act.
Analysis: The statutory scheme distinguishes between variation, impounding and revocation of a passport. Surrender of a passport is contemplated under the provision dealing with surrender upon revocation, while impounding operates as seizure of the document itself. The Act also permits impounding or revocation in specified circumstances, including pending criminal proceedings and issuance of summons or warrant by a criminal court. Where impounding or revocation is proposed, the authority must record reasons and the procedure must incorporate the requirement of notice and an opportunity to show cause, reflecting the rule of natural justice.
Conclusion: The direction to surrender the passport was unsustainable because the passport had neither been revoked nor validly impounded in accordance with the Act.
Final Conclusion: The writ petition succeeded and the impugned direction was set aside for want of statutory authority and procedural compliance.
Ratio Decidendi: A direction to surrender a passport cannot be made independently of revocation or impounding under the Passport Act, and any order impounding or revoking a passport must comply with the prescribed reasons and natural justice requirements.
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