Supreme Court Asks Teesta Setalvad to Show Travel Itinerary for Passport Release
The Supreme Court recently declined to release activist Teesta Setalvad’s passport without a concrete foreign travel plan, observing that mere possibility of future travel was insufficient.
A Bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta, Satish Chandra Sharma and Alok Aradhe clarified that she may approach the Court again once a definite travel itinerary is finalised.
The Court also stated that passport renewal, if required, would be permitted separately, but release of the passport would depend upon disclosure of specific travel details and dates.
