CWP No.15127 of 2009 --1-- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.15127 of 2009 Date of decision : 05.05.2010 Smt. Harleen Bala ...Petitioner Versus Union of India and another ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL **** Present: Mr. S S Bawa, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Karminder Singh, Advocate, for the respondents. **** AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. (ORAL) The petitioner has raised the grievance that she has been asked to surrender her Passport on account of certain concealment regarding pending Court case against her. She has thus, approached this Court under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, for quashing impugned notice (Annexure P-3). Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the petitioner has not filed any reply or explanation giving material to show that there is no concealment made by her as has been alleged in the said notice. Learned counsel further states that let the petitioner file a reply to the aforesaid notice (Annexure P-3) and furnish the details to CWP No.15127 of 2009 --2-- rebut the averments made therein and in case it is so done, the respondents shall take a decision on the reply so filed within a period of four weeks from the date of its filing by passing a speaking order after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the reply shall be filed within ten days from today and let a speaking order be passed on the same after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction that on filing of a detailed and comprehensive reply to the impugned notice (Annexure P-3) by the petitioner, the respondent shall hear the petitioner and pass a speaking order thereon within four weeks from the date of filing the reply. May 05, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) atulsethi JUDGE