CWP No. 3143 of 2009 17.11.2011 Present: Mr. Lokendar Paul Thakur, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Ram Murti Bisht, Dy. Advocate General with Mr. Vinod Thakur, Dy. A.G. for respondents. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner the matter in issue is squarely covered by the judgment dated 24.12.2009, rendered by the Division Bench of this Court in CWP No. 4844 of 2009, titled as Suresh Kumar Mishra versus State of H.P. and another, copy of which is taken on record. 2. In the instant case there is no dispute that petitioner was granted proficiency step-up which was subsequently withdrawn. Record reveals that no notice was given to him prior to the recovery of the pecuniary benefits already released to the petitioner. As such, on this short ground alone, without adjudicating the petition on merits, present petition is allowed. The impugned order dated 30.5.2009 (Annexure P-3) is quashed. However, before fixing the revised scale or affecting recovery, notice shall be issued to the petitioner. 3. With the aforesaid observations, present petition stands disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Sanjay Karol), Judge. November 17, 2011 (PK)