IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY VP H ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION No. 451 OF 2009 Kanchan Harshad Bongale ... Petitioner Vs State of Maharashtra & Anr. ... Respondents Mr. O. S. Kutty with Mr. S. S. Jinsiwale, for the petitioner. Ms. Geeta Shastri, AGP for the Respondent-State. CORAM: S. J. VAZIFDAR, J. DATED: MARCH 12, 2009. P.C.: ---- . Rule. By consent, rule is made returnable and heard forthwith. 2. The petitioner challenges an order dated 17th February, 2009, cancelling the petitioner’s licence, as a Stamp Vendor. A show cause notice dated 7th January, 2009 was issued to the petitioner, who responded to the same by a letter dated 16th January, 2009. The Show-cause notice requires an explanation, to be furnished within 3 days. The only grievance I am inclined to entertain at this stage is that the petitioner did not have an opportunity of representing her case. On behalf of the petitioner it - 2 - is contended that if a personal hearing was given, she would have been in a position to convince the respondent that there was in fact no violation of rules, and that the violation, if any, was inadvartent, for just reasons and not mala fide. 3. It is only with a view to granting the petitioner an opportunity of representing her case before the respondent, this writ petition is disposed of in the following terms - (i) The respondent No.2 shall grant personal hearing to the petitioner and decide the matter afresh, without being influenced by what is held or observed in the impugned order. (ii) The respondent No.2 is directed to pass a final order on or before 15th April, 2009. (iii) The petitioner shall appear before the respondent No.2 on 18th March, 2009 at 11 a.m. in the first instance and thereafter as directed by the respondent No.2. (iv) The information sought in the impugned order - 3 - shall however, be furnished on affidavit, as directed, on 18th March, 2009. (v) The petitioner shall be at liberty to file an additional explanation or documents.