Hussam-ud-din Ahmad, Appellant v. Union of India and others, Respondents.

BHAWANI SINGH, C.J. AND SYED BASHIR-UD-DIN, J.

Passport Act (15 of 1967), Sections 10(3) and 11 - Impounding of passport - Validity - Holder of passport has to be informed about the material which formed basis of such impounding -Impounding without providing such information and without offering hearing opportunity – Is illegal. (Source: AIR 1999 Jammu and Kashmir 136)