https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311027 Passport impounding under the Passports Act can be based on a conviction for offences involving moral turpitude with a sentence of at least two years, and suspension of sentence does not erase the conviction. However, because impounding affects the right to travel and has serious civil consequences, the authority must comply with audi alteram partem. Here, the order was made on a third-party request without giving the passport holder notice or a hearing, so it was contrary to natural justice and unsustainable. The impounding order was set aside, and the authority was left free to reconsider the matter after hearing the petitioner. en-us Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Dec 2023 17:06:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311027 Passport impounding under the Passports Act can be based on a conviction for offences involving moral turpitude with a sentence of at least two years, and suspension of sentence does not erase the conviction. However, because impounding affects the right to travel and has serious civil consequences, the authority must comply with audi alteram partem. Here, the order was made on a third-party request without giving the passport holder notice or a hearing, so it was contrary to natural justice and unsustainable. The impounding order was set aside, and the authority was left free to reconsider the matter after hearing the petitioner. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311027