Mumbai, Oct 16 (PTI) The Bombay High Court has emphasized that the right to travel is a fundamental right enshrined to every person under the Constitution of India and asserted unnecessary bureaucratic impediments must not be created to frustrate this right.

A bench of Justices M S Sonak and Advait Sethna came to the rescue of 76-year-old Sharad Khatu, whose application for renewal/re-issuance of passport was rejected by the passport authorities based on an incorrect entry made by the police on its portal as per which there was a criminal case pending against him.

When police informed HC that in fact there was no case pending against Khatu, the bench, in its order passed on October 14, directed him to submit a fresh application seeking renewal/re-issuance of his passport.

The HC directe

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