New Delhi: When Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra boarded an early morning flight to Phuket on 7 December, they allegedly tried to evade responsibility for the deadly fire that killed 25 people at their Goa nightclub.

But a legal strike by the Indian government is set to cut their stay short.

By suspending their passports under The Passports Act, 1967—with permanent revocation under consideration—authorities transformed status of the Goa nightclub owners from tourists into those traveling without valid documents. Show Full Article

The move allows the government to deport them from Thailand and sidestep the formal extradition process that can take up to years to complete.

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The legal framework

The Passports Act, 1967 provides the statutory framework for regulating travel documents,

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