https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461228 A passport impounded under Section 10(3)(c) of the Passports Act, 1967 cannot be subjected to an indefinite or open-ended restraint; the authority must form a genuine, reasoned satisfaction that continuation remains necessary in public interest and must periodically review the need for impounding. Mere reproduction of statutory language, without an independent assessment of the investigation stage or progress, is insufficient, and an appellate order giving no reasons is unsustainable. The continued impounding was therefore not supported by the recorded reasons, and the matter required fresh reconsideration by the appellate authority. en-us Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 11:41:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461228 A passport impounded under Section 10(3)(c) of the Passports Act, 1967 cannot be subjected to an indefinite or open-ended restraint; the authority must form a genuine, reasoned satisfaction that continuation remains necessary in public interest and must periodically review the need for impounding. Mere reproduction of statutory language, without an independent assessment of the investigation stage or progress, is insufficient, and an appellate order giving no reasons is unsustainable. The continued impounding was therefore not supported by the recorded reasons, and the matter required fresh reconsideration by the appellate authority. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461228