settled law. The issuance of
a passport is a sovereign function of the passport issuing authorities.
Passport is not a common commodity and rather ... further contended that the Passport Authority
can refuse a passport to an applicant on valid grounds. The
complainant applied for re-issuance of passport
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a passport is a sovereign function of the passport issuing authorities.
Passport is not a common commodity and rather ... further contended that the Passport Authority
can refuse a passport to an applicant on valid grounds. The
complainant applied for re-issuance of passport
settled
law. The issuance of a passport is a sovereign function of the
passport issuing authorities. Passport is not a common commodity
and rather ... reissuance of his
passport to the Regional Passport Officer, Amritsar. The case of the
complainant is that OP no.2 refused to reissue the passport
under Section 16 of the Passport Act which
covers both omissions and commissions of the passport authorities in
issuing passport.
4. The parties led their ... from
security agencies such as police and CID. The Passport Act also
provides for refusal/impounding/revocation and appeal procedures
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misplaced. The complainant No.1 got the
visa refusal on her earlier passport which she claims of having misplaced. This
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is a very material ... misplaced. The
complainant No.1 got the visa refusal on her earlier passport, which she claims
of having misplaced and this material fact was suppression
passports reads as under :-
"Passports Please ensure you have a passport valid for the duration of
your trip. (Some destinations require your passport ... near expiry date for the visa may be reason for
refusing boarding passport.
15. Considering the averment made in the complaint, contention raise
security agencies, such as police and CID etc. The
Passport Act also provides for refusal/impounding/revocation
and appeal procedures under Sections ... Passport Officer can be
said to be justified in refusing to issue the passport or effecting
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corrections therein. Moreover
amount, which the OP received from him but the OP refused to return
the passport as well as amount paid by the complainant ... well as the amount paid
by him but OP refused to return the passport as well as amount paid by the
complainant. At last
informed him on the previous day that visa office returned the passport and refused to issue any visa to him.
Our attention was drawn
complaint was wrongly allowed. Issuance of
passport is not a consumer dispute under the Act. Issuance of the
passport by the Central Govt ... procedure and the
issuance of the passport depends upon the checking and inquiry
reports. The passport can be refused on valid grounds. The award
