https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=252393 Passport revocation under the general public ground cannot rest solely on alleged non-compliance with FEMA summons where FEMA provides its own enforcement and adjudicatory mechanism and no adjudication or penalty order has been passed. The passport authority must also stay within the scope of the show cause notice; reliance on broader FEMA allegations or public sentiment beyond the notice is improper. Because revocation directly restricts travel and impinges constitutional freedoms, such an order must be justified on relevant considerations and be proportionate to the alleged default. The impugned orders were therefore set aside and the passport restored, without expressing any view on the pending FEMA allegations. en-us Wed, 27 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 20 Oct 2014 18:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=252393 Passport revocation under the general public ground cannot rest solely on alleged non-compliance with FEMA summons where FEMA provides its own enforcement and adjudicatory mechanism and no adjudication or penalty order has been passed. The passport authority must also stay within the scope of the show cause notice; reliance on broader FEMA allegations or public sentiment beyond the notice is improper. Because revocation directly restricts travel and impinges constitutional freedoms, such an order must be justified on relevant considerations and be proportionate to the alleged default. The impugned orders were therefore set aside and the passport restored, without expressing any view on the pending FEMA allegations. Case-Laws FEMA Wed, 27 Aug 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=252393