Debt Recovery Tribunal Not Empowered In Law To Restrain A Debtor's Fundamental Right To Travel Abroad

Last updated: 13 June 2022

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The Bombay High Court has ruled that Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) do not possess the legal authority to prevent individuals from travelling abroad. The court affirmed that the right to travel overseas is a fundamental right protected under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. It emphasised that any restriction on this right must be based on a specific law enacted by the legislature, which is currently absent in the relevant acts governing DRTs.

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Mumbai High Court

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The Constitution of India provides its citizen some fundamental rights which can be restricted or taken out on through well established law of the land. The Article 21 provides us right of " Personal Liberty" and it is a fundamental right , we have right to travel any part of India as well as abroad. The Debt Recovery Tribunal has not power to restrain a person from travelling abroad, if it is done then it is violation of fundamental rights of a citizen of India.

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WRIT PETITION NO. 2826 OF 2022

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