CWP No.14260 of 1993 : 1 : In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Date of decision: 15.01.2010 K.K. Sharma Vs. State of Haryana and others CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr.Baljinder Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.RS Kundu, Addl. AG, Haryana, for the respondents. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral): I have heard the learned counsel for the parties at length. The petitioner was serving as Clerk and later on promoted as an Assistant in the respondent department. There was a dispute regarding period of break in service. On consideration, the State of Haryana vide its order dated 12.11.1988, accorded sanction for condonation of break in service for the period from 17.7.1976 to 1.6.1983. This sanction was with the concurrence of the finance department. The aforesaid order has been withdrawn vide the impugned order dated 13.7.1993, Annexure P-11. Apart from other grounds, it is contended on behalf of the petitioner that the impugned order has been passed without affording any opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Instead of explaining the non observance of principle of natural justice, it has been specifically mentioned by the respondents in CWP No.14260 of 1993 : 2 : the written statement that there was no occasion to grant opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. This fact alone establishes that the impugned order has been passed without affording any opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. The impugned order is, thus, liable to set aside on this ground alone. For the reasons recorded above, this petition is allowed. The impugned order Annexure P-11 is hereby quashed and set aside. No costs. 15.01.2010 (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUDGE