https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=370890 Restrictions on the right to travel abroad under the Passports Act must be confined to the Act's express statutory grounds. The phrase "security of India" in Sections 6 and 10 was held not to include "economic security of India", because enlarging it by interpretation would create a new ground for curtailing personal liberty. A passport authority may rely on Customs information, but it must apply independent statutory judgment and verify that the facts fit the Act's grounds before impounding or requiring surrender. Mechanical action on a departmental communication was treated as an unlawful abdication of discretion, and the notices were set aside. en-us Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=370890 Restrictions on the right to travel abroad under the Passports Act must be confined to the Act's express statutory grounds. The phrase "security of India" in Sections 6 and 10 was held not to include "economic security of India", because enlarging it by interpretation would create a new ground for curtailing personal liberty. A passport authority may rely on Customs information, but it must apply independent statutory judgment and verify that the facts fit the Act's grounds before impounding or requiring surrender. Mechanical action on a departmental communication was treated as an unlawful abdication of discretion, and the notices were set aside. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=370890