https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=220287 Passport authorities may act under Section 10(3)(c) of the Passports Act, 1967 on actionable material received from another statutory authority without independently adjudicating the underlying enforcement proceedings, where the material indicates action in the public interest. In the reported matter, summons and non-appearance in a FEMA investigation led to a communication seeking passport action, and the Court found that the show-cause notice and hearing gave adequate notice of possible revocation or impounding. The challenge based on lack of jurisdiction, breach of natural justice, absence of independent application of mind, and alleged delay in appeal was rejected, and the passport revocation was upheld. en-us Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=220287 Passport authorities may act under Section 10(3)(c) of the Passports Act, 1967 on actionable material received from another statutory authority without independently adjudicating the underlying enforcement proceedings, where the material indicates action in the public interest. In the reported matter, summons and non-appearance in a FEMA investigation led to a communication seeking passport action, and the Court found that the show-cause notice and hearing gave adequate notice of possible revocation or impounding. The challenge based on lack of jurisdiction, breach of natural justice, absence of independent application of mind, and alleged delay in appeal was rejected, and the passport revocation was upheld. Case-Laws FEMA Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=220287