Jasbir Singh v. RPO Chandigarh (Punjab & Haryana High Court, 2020-11-08) CWP-9876-2020 is a ruling on the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Section Article 226. Writ issued against RPO for holding passport without §10 order. Where the RPO had effectively withheld the passport without issuing a §10 order under the Passports Act, the Court applied Maneka Gandhi v.

Writ issued against RPO for holding passport without §10 order.

Where the RPO had effectively withheld the passport without issuing a §10 order under the Passports Act, the Court applied Maneka Gandhi v. UoI (1978) and directed dispatch within 48 hours. Cost of Rs. 5,000 awarded.

• Section Article 226

Maneka Gandhi 1978 applied; impoundment without §10 order unsustainable.

• Citation: CWP-9876-2020
• Court: Punjab & Haryana High Court
• Date: 2020-11-08
• Outcome: allowed
• Reporter / Cause-list: CWP-9876-2020

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