Delhi HC issues notices on Lalit Modi’s passport plea
6 March 2013 6:33 AM IST
The Delhi high court on Tuesday issued notices to the centre and the Passport Office on an appeal by sacked IPL commissioner Lalit Modi against the order of a single judge rejecting his plea for restoration of his passport.
A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice VK Jain issued notices to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Chief Passport Officer (CPO) and Regional Passport Officer (RPO) in Mumbai and sought their reply by 29 April on Modi's plea challenging the 16 January order.
Modi, who is currently in London, is facing probe for alleged financial irregularities in IPL. He has said in his plea that he be either issued a fresh passport or the revocation of earlier passport be held as illegal.
The Regional Passport Office in Mumbai had revoked Modi's passport on 3 March, 2010 following the probe by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Modi has contended that his passport be restored as it was revoked by the authorities without following the due process of law.
'The passport authorities' decision to cancel his passport was not in conformity with the provisions of the Passport Act and the fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution,' a petition filed on Modi's behalf said. Modi moved the high court through his attorney Mehmood Abdi against the Delhi CPO's decision, upholding revocation of his passport by the Mumbai RPO.
Modi had also pleaded to the court to summon records of the proceedings held before the RPO and the CPO. The ED had made a request to the RPO, Mumbai that Modi be either called back or his passport be revoked. Modi has been summoned several times by the ED.
A bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice VK Jain issued notices to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Chief Passport Officer (CPO) and Regional Passport Officer (RPO) in Mumbai and sought their reply by 29 April on Modi's plea challenging the 16 January order.
Modi, who is currently in London, is facing probe for alleged financial irregularities in IPL. He has said in his plea that he be either issued a fresh passport or the revocation of earlier passport be held as illegal.
The Regional Passport Office in Mumbai had revoked Modi's passport on 3 March, 2010 following the probe by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Modi has contended that his passport be restored as it was revoked by the authorities without following the due process of law.
'The passport authorities' decision to cancel his passport was not in conformity with the provisions of the Passport Act and the fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution,' a petition filed on Modi's behalf said. Modi moved the high court through his attorney Mehmood Abdi against the Delhi CPO's decision, upholding revocation of his passport by the Mumbai RPO.
Modi had also pleaded to the court to summon records of the proceedings held before the RPO and the CPO. The ED had made a request to the RPO, Mumbai that Modi be either called back or his passport be revoked. Modi has been summoned several times by the ED.
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