2018 (12) TMI 1710

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....ner: Mr.L.Chandrakumar For Respondents: Mr.V.Chandrasekaran ORDER T.Sivagnanam, This writ petition has been filed challenging the order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Madras Bench, in the prayer made by the petitioner for grant of an interim order permitting him to travel abroad. 2. In the Original Application filed before the Central Administrative Tribunal, the proceedings ....

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.... The petitioner has impugned the same before the Central Administrative Tribunal raising various contentions, including the contention that right to go abroad is a part of 'personal liberty' granted under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Further, it has been contended that personal liberty cannot be curtailed simply on the excuse of a departmental enquiry. Further, it is contended ....

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...., it is submitted that the petitioner has visited abroad earlier in 2017 based on the permission granted by the Hon'ble Supreme Court and therefore, there is no conceivable reason to deny him permission now for private foreign visit. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner had made certain submissions touching upon the various sensitive assignments handled by the petitioner and would attrib....

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....w there appears to be no rejection of the petitioner's request for grant of permission to undertake private foreign visit on an earlier occasion for the reasons assigned at present. In other words, it is not clear that the petitioner was denied permission on an earlier occasion on account of lack of vigilance clearance when he had approached the High Court of Tripura.  6. In any event, ....