https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=339010 Passport impounding must rest on a lawful basis and compliance with the statutory procedure under the Passport Act, including the opportunity contemplated by the Act. Information supplied by Customs was found unreliable and unsupported by the record, so the withholding of the passport could not be sustained. The action was also inconsistent with the protected right to travel under Article 21. The impounding order was set aside, and the Passport Authority was directed to release or re-issue the passport in accordance with law, with liberty to proceed afresh under Section 10(5) if warranted. en-us Mon, 06 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:41:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=339010 Passport impounding must rest on a lawful basis and compliance with the statutory procedure under the Passport Act, including the opportunity contemplated by the Act. Information supplied by Customs was found unreliable and unsupported by the record, so the withholding of the passport could not be sustained. The action was also inconsistent with the protected right to travel under Article 21. The impounding order was set aside, and the Passport Authority was directed to release or re-issue the passport in accordance with law, with liberty to proceed afresh under Section 10(5) if warranted. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 06 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=339010