New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The Delhi high court has held that right to possess a passport and to travel abroad constitutes an essential facet of the right to personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India and that any such action curtailing or affecting this right must strictly adhere to the principles of natural justice. "The right to hold a passport and to travel abroad is an integral facet of the right to personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. It follows that any State action impinging upon the right to hold a passport must satisfy the test of reasonableness and must be in conformity with the principles of natural justice," a bench of justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav the court held his February 20 order. The court delivered the ruling while setting aside Centre's order to impound the passport of Yogesh Raheja, former director of Raheja Developers. On January 17, 2025, the Centre decided to impound Yogesh's passport on the ground that, while applying for its renewal, he had failed to disclose the pendency of an FIR registered against him in 2018. Although Yogesh preferred an appeal against this decision, the Centre rejected the same on March 25, 2025....