apply.
HEADNOTE:
The petitioner was issued a passport on June 1, 1976 under
the Passport Act, 1967 . On the 4th of July 1977, the
petitioner ... person concerned before
impounding his passport. The passport Authority may proceed
to impound the passport without giving any prior opportunity
to the person concerned
extent to which Section 10(3)(c) of the Passport Act, 1967 authorises the passport authority to impound a passport "in the interests ... that right except according to procedure established by law. The Passport Act which was enacted by Parliament in 1967 in order to comply with that
passport or travel document; or (c) fails to produce for inspection his passport or travel document (whether issued under this Act or not) when called ... application for a passport or obtains a passport by suppressing information about his nationality, or (b) holds a forged passport or any travel document, shall
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 ( 24 of 1997 ).] [Inserted by Act 8 of 2004, Section ... Services) Act, 2016; or (c) use of passport issued under section 4 of the Passports Act, 1967; or (d) use of any other officially valid
Section 6 in The Passports Act, 1967
6. Refusal of passports, travel documents. etc.—
(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the passport ... public interest. (2) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, the passport authority shall refuse to issue a passport or travel document for visiting
that Act instead of general Act providing for the matter connected
with the specific Act. As the Passports Act is a special act, the rule ... same. Impounding of a
passport can only be done by the passport authority under Section 10(3) of the
Passports Act
Section 10 in The Passports Act, 1967
10. Variation, impounding and revocation of passports and travel documents.—
(1) The passport authority may, having regard ... passport or travel document by such authority. (7) A court convicting the holder of a passport or travel document of any offence under this Act
Section 5 in The Passports Act ... Applications for passports, travel documents, etc., and orders thereon.—
(1) An application for the issue of a passport under this Act for visiting such foreign
Section 22 in The Passports Act, 1967
22. Power to exempt.—
Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient
Section 3 in The Passports Act, 1967
3. Passport or travel document for departure from India.—
No person shall depart from, or attempt to depart ... this behalf a valid passport or travel document. Explanation.— For the purposes of this section,— (a) “passport” includes a passport which having been issued
