from this Court to the Passport Authority to allow
the renewal of the petitioner's Passport bearing Passport No.
J0813101 in facilitating grant ... Refusal of passports, travel documents etc-
xxx xxx xxx
(2) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the passport
authority shall refuse to issue
Section 6 of the Passport
Act, 1967 contains the ground for refusal of passport and sub-
section (2)(f) thereof which has been attracted ... Refusal of passports, travel documents
etc.-(1) ************
(2) Subject to the other provisions of this Act,
the passport authority shall refuse to issue a passport
Passport Act deals with
impoundment of the Passport. Admittedly, respondent Nos.1 to 3 did
not invoke any procedure impounding the passport of the petitioner ... following circumstances.
i. Citizens of India abroad who have been refused passport, or
whose passports have been impounded or revoked, or who
have
Section 6(2)(f) of the Passport Act 1967, the passport authority is bound to refuse to issue the passport under Section ... deny issuance of passport.
9. Section 6 (2)(f) of the 1967 Act provides that the passport authority shall refuse to issue the passport
impediment for the
court for issuance of passport in these circumstances, the
passport authority should not refuse to issue passport to the
petitioner ... section 6 of the
Passports Act. Clause (e) provides for refusal of passport where a
person has been sentenced with imprisonment for a period
impediment for the
court for issuance of passport in these circumstances, the
passport authority should not refuse to issue passport to the
petitioner ... section 6 of the
Passports Act. Clause (e) provides for refusal of passport where a
person has been sentenced with imprisonment for a period
Passport Act but when it is a prayer for renewal of passport
then the respondents do not have authority to refuse the renewal ... provisions of Section 6(2)(f) of the
Passport Act, the Passport Authority shall refuse to issue the passport or travel
document for visiting
considering Section 6(2)(f) of the Passport
Act had held that the passport authority cannot refuse renewal
of the passport on the ground ... directed the passport authority to renew the passport.
6. The issue and renewal of passports is regulated by
the Passport Act, 1967 . Section
column No.2. Thus, there was no justification
in refusing the issuance of a passport.
Learned counsel for respondents No.1 and 2 submits that ... settled law that pendency of an FIR cannot result in refusal of a
passport. This is because of the interpretation placed upon Section
settled position of law that issuance/renewal of a passport
cannot be refused solely on the ground of registration of an FIR. The rigours ... Passports Act, 1967, regarding
refusal/rejection of passport come into operation in case of cognizance being
taken by a Court of competent jurisdiction. Reference
