SIR-linked passport denial creates a disqualification Parliament never enacted: CPI(M) leader John Brittas

John Brittas, S. Jaishankar, and Rajagopal Ramadas are involved in a dispute over the denial of a passport renewal to Mr. Ramadas, whose name was removed from electoral rolls during a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal. Brittas, leader of the CPI(M), argues that this decision raises broader constitutional questions about the Passports Act and its administration. He contends that a passport is a statutory determination with legal significance and cannot be disregarded by administrative decisions based on provisional factors.