SHRAVAN GUPTA vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + Date of Decision: 24.03.2026 % LPA 154/2026 SHRAVAN GUPTA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Vikas Pahwa, Sr. Adv. and Mr. Tanveer Ahmed Mir, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Manoj Sharma, Mr. Yudhishter Singh, Mr. Prabhav Ralli, Mr. Saud Khan, Mr. Dev Vrat Arya, ms. Shreya Chauhan, Mr. Samraat Saxena, Ms. Deeya Mittal, Mr. Pulkit Shree, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondent Through: Ms. Anubha Bhardwaj, CGSC with Ms. Ananaya Shamshery and Ms. Anchal Kashyap, Advs. for R-1 to R- 4. Mr. D.P. Singh, ASG and Special Counsel, ED with Mr. Manu Mishra and Ms. Garima Saxena, Advs for R- 5. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ. (ORAL) CM APPL. 18446/2026 & CM APPL. 18447/2026 1. Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. LPA154/2026 Page 1 of 13 Signature Not Verified Digiltally Signed By:SREERAM L Signing Date:25.03.2026 19:27:50 2. The application stands disposed of. LPA 154/2026 & CM APPL. 18445/2026 3. Heard Mr. Vikas Pahwa, Sr. Adv. and Mr. Tanveer Ahmed Mir, Sr. Adv. assisted by Mr. Manoj Sharma, Adv., Ms. Ms. Anubha Bhardwaj, CGSC for respondent Nos. 1 to 4 and Ms. Garima Saxena, Adv. for respondent No.5. 4. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the appeal has been taken up and is being decided at the admission stage itself. 5. This intra-Court appeal filed under Clause 10 of Letters Patent seeks to challenge the judgment and order dated 13.02.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge whereby W.P.(C) No. 9509/2021, instituted by the appellant – petitioner against the order dated 03.08.2021, passed by the respondent No.3 impounding the passport of the appellant – petitioner under Section 10(3)(b) of the Passports Act, 1967 (hereinafter referred to as the