The right to travel abroad is an important basic human right, said the Supreme Court while permitting a IPS Officer who is facing departmental proceedings to go for a private foreign visit.
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Background:
Satish Chandra Verma, an IPS officer, had approached the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) after the Government of India denied permission to him for a private foreign visit. The police officer is currently facing departmental proceedings against him.
The Tribunal and later the High Court held that there was nothing wrong in the denial of permission due to lack of vigilance clearance. He then approached supreme court.
Supreme Court Verdict:
He has a fundamental right to travel and that right cannot be infringed on the ground that vigilance clearance has not been given.
The Supreme Court referred to its Maneka Gandhi judgment upholding the right to travel and the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case of 1958 Kent vs Dulles.
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