Refusal of passports, travel documents, etc.--
(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the passport
authority shall refuse to make an endorsement ... Passports Act includes 'renewal' of the passport as
well;
(ii) While considering the renewal of the
passport, the passport authority would be within
Refusal of passports, travel documents, etc.-
(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the
passport authority shall refuse to make an
endorsement ... issue was
made after the original passport had expired is also
misplaced. The Passports Act contemplates passports that
"continue in force
Refusal of passports, travel documents.
etc.--
(2) Subject to the other provisions of this Act,
the passport authority shall refuse to issue a
passport ... passport, then the passport
shall be issued for the period of travel abroad
specified in the order.
(b) any passport issued in terms
Passport
Act, 1967 (for short "Act"), refusal of passport is
permissible only on limited grounds. Since a 'B' report has
been ... record.
7. Section 6(2)(f) of the Act mandates refusal of
passport if proceedings in respect of an offence alleged to
have been committed
WHEREBY THE RENEWAL OF THE PETITIONER'S PASSPORT HAS BEEN
REFUSED, THE SAME BEING ILLEGAL, ARBITRARY,
UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND VIOLATIVE OF ARTICLES ... Annexure-D whereby the
renewal of the petitioner's passport has been
refused, the same being illegal, arbitrary,
unconstitutional and violative of Articles
second
respondent [the Regional Passport Authority] to
withdraw objections and issue passport. The second
respondent has refused to issue passport because of
the pending criminal ... therefore, there
is no justification for the second respondent to refuse
to issue passport to the petitioner. The learned
counsel proposes to rely upon certain
Passport's Act, 1967 (for short 'Act, 1967') empowers the
Passport Authority to refuse issuance of a passport where
proceedings in respect
Section 6 , even for
the purpose of obtaining a passport or renewal of a passport, the
permission of the Court where the criminal proceedings ... under Clause (f) of sub-
section (2) which allows a Passport Authority to refuse to issue a
passport on any or more of the grounds
ground that a criminal case is pending
against him by refusing to renew his passport. The co-
ordinate Bench of this Court in the case ... pretext
that a criminal case is pending against him by
refusing to renew his passport."
6. In view of the aforesaid, the Passport Authority
9594/2025 (Annexure-J), while dealing with an identical
question concerning refusal of passport on the ground of
pendency of criminal proceedings, has categorically held ... invoking Section 6(2)(f) of the Passports Act, 1967.
Consequently, the action of the respondents in refusing to
process the petitioner's application
