IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.142 of 2008 THE UNION OF INDIA & ORS Versus SALIKA KHATOON ----------- For the appellants : Mr.Anjani Kumar Sharan,Advocate For the respondents : Mr. Anil Kumar Tiwary, Advocate -------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ---- Dated, the 1st July, 2008. It is not in dispute that the order of termination dated 30th of September, 2002 came to be issued without affording any opportunity of hearing to the respondent (original writ petitioner). Since the respondent ( original petitioner) had been given appointment on compassionate ground and, was working, even if it be assumed for argument sake that such appointment was illegal, before her services could be brought to an end, an opportunity of hearing was required to be given. 2. Seen thus, consideration of the matter by the Single Judge cannot be faulted. LPA has no merit. It is dismissed in limine. R.M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J. Sunil