Delhi High Court: Passport Possession and International Travel are Fundamental Personal Liberty Rights
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Delhi HC: Right to passport, foreign travel integral to personal liberty
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CNBC TV18•27-02-2026, 21:57
Delhi HC: Right to passport, foreign travel integral to personal liberty
•Delhi High Court declares the right to hold a passport and travel abroad as an integral part of personal liberty under Article 21.
•Court emphasizes that any state action impacting this right must be reasonable and adhere to natural justice principles.
•Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav set aside the Centre's decision to impound Yogesh Raheja's passport.
•Raheja's passport was impounded for not disclosing an FIR during renewal, but cognisance was taken after the impounding order.
•The court found the reasons for impounding did not withstand legal scrutiny, as cognisance was taken in February 2025, after the January 2025 impounding.
