https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=211234 The power to impound a passport lies only with the competent authority under section 10(3)(e) of the Passports Act, 1967, and no other authority can exercise that power. However, where the passport is not in the respondents' custody but has been produced before the Special Judge in pending criminal proceedings, writ jurisdiction cannot be used against the respondents to compel its return. The proper course is to apply to the court having custody of the passport for release, while relying on the legal position on impounding if necessary. The mandamus request was therefore not entertained against the respondents. en-us Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:13:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=211234 The power to impound a passport lies only with the competent authority under section 10(3)(e) of the Passports Act, 1967, and no other authority can exercise that power. However, where the passport is not in the respondents' custody but has been produced before the Special Judge in pending criminal proceedings, writ jurisdiction cannot be used against the respondents to compel its return. The proper course is to apply to the court having custody of the passport for release, while relying on the legal position on impounding if necessary. The mandamus request was therefore not entertained against the respondents. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=211234