JUDGMENT

1. W.P.(C) No. 13057/2022 has been filed under article 226 of the Constitution of India by the petitioner praying for a direction to the respondents to furnish the reason for denying permission to the petitioner to travel outside India and provide copies of order/circular (including Look Out Circular)/instructions issued against the Petitioner by the Respondents; further copies of order/instructions/mandate received from any other authority/agency/department and details of the proceedings/prosecution/order pursuant to which, such order/instructions/circulars that have been issued by the Respondents or any other authority.

2. W.P.(C) 14757/2022 has been filed for quashing the Look Out Circular dated 13.06.2022, issued by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO).

3. Shorn of unnecessary details, facts leading to filing of the present petition are as follows:

4. The petitioner is about 75 years old and is a citizen and permanent resident of United Kingdom and has been granted registration as an Overseas Citizen of India (hereinafter referred to as OCI) Cardholder, duly approved by the respondents in the year 2011.

5. As per the petitioner, in December, 2021, she tra