THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.16336 OF 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed to declare the proceedings bearing Rc.No.B1/5051/2009-3 Estt., dated 16.05.2011, reverting the petitioner from the post of Junior Assistant to the post of Attender, issued by the first respondent as illegal and arbitrary and to set aside the same. 2. Heard both sides. 3. The learned Government Pleader for Endowments fairly conceded that the impugned proceedings suffer from violation of principles of natural justice, in view of the fact that the petitioner was reverted to the post of Attender without giving reasonable opportunity. 4. The principles of natural justice require that any action likely to affect a person is taken, he must be given a notice to show cause why proposed action should not be taken against him. A reversion will be by way of punishment if it casts a stigma or brings upon the employee penal consequences like forfeiture of pay and allowances or loss of seniority or postponement of future chance of promotion. 5. Admittedly, no show-cause notice was issued by the first respondent – Deputy Commissioner, Endowments Department, Visakhapatnam, to the petitioner before reverting him to the post of Attender, to give an opportunity to him to show cause as to why the reversion should not be effected on him, thereby violating the principles of natural justice. Hence, the impugned proceeding is liable to be set aside. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is allowed setting aside the impugned proceeding bearing Rc.No.B1/5051/2009-3 Estt., dated 16.05.2011, and remitting the matter to the competent authority to take appropriate decision in accordance with law, after giving reasonable opportunity to the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________ K.C. BHANU, J June 15th, 2011 lvl THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.16336 OF 2011 Dt. 15.06.2011