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‘Won’t stand scrutiny’: Delhi High Court reverses MEA decision seizing passport of Raheja Developers director over 2018 FIR

March 01, 2026 2:02 pm

There were no pending criminal proceedings against Yogesh Raheja at the time of impounding his passport, the Delhi High Court noted.

The power of the passport office is limited to issuing or renewing passports in accordance with statutory rules and judicial orders, said Gujarat High Court.

Passport authorities can’t decide right to travel abroad, only trial courts can, rules Gujarat High Court

January 13, 2026 8:53 pm

Justice Aniruddha P Mayee was hearing a plea of one Dhaval Sureshbhai Makwana seeking a direction to the authorities to issue him a fresh passport and directed the authorities to issue a passport.

Why the pages of a passport must never be tampered with or torn

May 23, 2025 2:30 pm

Notably, the Passports Act, 1967 is the primary legislation under which passport issuance and travel in India takes place

2 of 5 Bangladeshi tailors arrested for illegal stay in Pune used Indian passports to go abroad: Police

May 31, 2024 11:14 am

The anti-terrorist cell of the Pimpri Chinchwad police on May 26 arrested 5 Bangladesh tailors who infiltrated into India at different periods in the last few years.

No passport for Monica unless criminal status clear

October 08, 2013 12:45 am

This was stated by the passport office in an affidavit in reply to a petition filed by Bedi seeking directions to the passport office to take a decision on her application for re-issuance of her passport.

40% increase in sexual harassment cases committed by minors in 2012

April 09, 2014 11:56 am

State crime figures released by the Maharashtra Police on Monday showed a significant increase of 40% in the number of sexual harassment cases committed by minors in 2012

Man held for going to Dubai on forged passport,visa

March 19, 2013 2:28 am

A man who went to Dubai on fake visas eight times was arrested after an employee of his firm in Dubai informed immigration authorities about his offences.

Passport fine cannot exceed Rs 5,000: HC

June 15, 2012 1:32 am

A person found guilty of suppressing any material fact or furnishing false information while applying for a passport cannot be fined more than Rs 5,000.

Runaway NRI grooms now risk losing their passports

February 05, 2011 11:04 pm

All those NRI grooms who have deserted their brides and fled from the country can escape no more,as a foolproof system under Passport Act,1967,has been set in place by Jalandhar Passport Office.