This Court disposed of a writ petition where the Enforcement Directorate agreed to withdraw a Look Out Circular. The petitioner was directed to inform travel plans as a condition for withdrawal. Other relief claims were left open.
Withdrawal of Look Out Circular within one week; petitioner to provide travel and location details abroad.
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NASREEN MOIN QURESHI ..... Petitioner Through Mr. R. K. Handoo, Mr. Yoginder Chaudhary, Mr. Manish Shukla, Mr. Nikhil Bhat and Mr. Nishant Kumar, Advocates.
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS ..... Respondents Through Mr. Ajay Digpaul, CGSC with Ms. Mohita, Advocate and Jitendra Singh, AD(Enforcement Directorate) for UOI.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU
O R D E R % 08.09.2017
“a) Issue a Writ of Mandamus and/or any other writ direction or order in nature thereof commanding the Respondents to forthwith handover the original passport of the Petitioner being Passport No. Z-2093823, illegally impounded by the Respondents; and
b) Issue a writ of certiorari or any other writ, direction or order in the nature thereof calling for the records, pertaining to the LoC issued by the
Respondents against the Petitioner and quashing and setting aside the same; and
c) Award compensation of an amount of Rupees Ten Lacs to the Petitioner for humiliating the Petitioner; causing mental, physical agony to the Petitioner and violating the fundamental rights of the Petitioner by the Respondents; and
d) Direct appropriate action including disciplinary action against the officials of Enforcement Directorate for illegally impounding the passport of the Petitioner and for issuance of illegal LoC against the Petitioner; and/or
e) Pass any other order(s) as this Hon'ble Court deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.”
other reliefs sought by the petitioner are concerned - that is, with regard to compensation for the treatment meted out to the petitioner and for initiation of disciplinary action against the concerned officer - this Court is not inclined to examine the same at this stage. All rights and contentions of the petitioner in this regard are left open.
VIBHU BAKHRU, J
SEPTEMBER 08, 2017 dr
Nasreen Moin Qureshi
Union of India
Vibhu Bakhru
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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