IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8504 of 2008 PRIYANKA KUMARI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 16.07.2008 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Grievance of the petitioner in the present writ application is that without any notice or opportunity of hearing the initial residential certificate issued by the competent authority in August, 2007 has been withdrawn vide order dated 8.4.2008. This withdrawal has significance because the petitioner right to be appointed as a Kachhari Secretary at the concerned Gram Panchayat has been taken away. The order impugned contained in Annexure – 1 only states that based on the opinion of the G.P. Gaya, the Said decision has been taken. This Court without going into the merits of the matter prima facie satisfied that before a decision of this kind would be taken against the petitioner she ought to have been issued a notice with the material based on which the authorities came to the conclusion that the earlier residential certificate was wrongly issued. The petitioner is entitled to notice and show cause before the order can be passed. Not only this, the order must also indicate the reasons. Merely stating that the G.P. has rendered his opinion may not be enough, more so when the G.P’s opinion is also not a part and parcel of the impugned order dated 8.4.2008. The order 2 therefore stands quashed, the matter is remitted back to Circle Officer, Manpur, Gaya, who shall issue notice along with the material based on which this action had been contemplated against the petitioner. Let there be an early adjudication to the issue preferably within three months of the date of the communication or production of the copy of this order. The writ application is stand allowed and the Interlocutory Application is rejected. Rajeev/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)