The court also observed that the passport authorities have been sitting over the matter relating to passport of accused Manoj Jayaswal for a long time for reasons best known to them and directed them to file a copy of the action taken order in the court before next date of hearing on October 17.
"Since the passport authorities have been sitting over the matter since a long time for reasons best known to them, it is directed that positively by October 17, passport authorities will take a final decision as regards the action to be taken by them in the matter as per law, irrespective of the fact whether any reply is received from the accused or not," Additional Sessions Judge Bharat Parashar said.
The officer said that after the passport of Jayaswal was received by the Passport Office at Nagpur, they issued a show cause notice to him on June 12, 2014 as to why his passport should not be impounded under the provision of the Passports Act but no reply was furnished by the accused.
Advocate Vijay Aggarwal, appearing for Jayaswal, however, said no such notice was ever received by his client and submitted that he would give his reply to Passport Office, Nagpur by tomorrow evening.