CWP No.2476 of 2010 --1-- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 2476 of 2010 Date of decision : 11.2.2010 Bakshish Singh ...Petitioner Versus Union of India & Others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL **** Present: Mr. P P S Doabia, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. (ORAL) The petitioner has approached this Court seeking a writ in the nature of Mandamus for issuance of a direction to respondent No.2 to release the Passport of the petitioner. A show cause notice (Annexure P-4) has been issued to the petitioner on 19.8.2009 by respondent No.2 to which a reply has been submitted vide Annexure P-5 on which no decision has been taken so far. Learned counsel further states that the petitioner would feel satisfied in case a direction is issued to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the matter after considering the reply to the show cause notice submitted by him, within a time-bound frame. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner and CWP No.2476 of 2010 --2-- perusing the file, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to decide the issue of releasing the passport of the petitioner after considering his reply to the show cause notice (Annexure P-5) expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months on receipt of a certified copy of this order. February 11, 2010 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) atulsethi JUDGE