Relief Granted to BBC Journalist Denied Passport NOC Over Mosque Demolition Reporting Case: Allahabad High Court
In a recent judgment delivered on June 5, 2025, the Lucknow Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad overturned two earlier orders passed by lower courts in Barabanki that had denied a passport renewal to an individual facing a criminal trial. The High Court emphasized that the right to travel abroad is a part of personal liberty under Article 21 and freedom of movement under Article 19(1)(d) of…