IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Civil Writ Petition No. 92 of 2008 (S/B) Smt. (Dr.) Dhaneshwari Ghildiyal W/o Sri Harish Chandra Ghildiyal R/o Agro Services and Filing Station, Ranikhet Road, Ramnagar .……… Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others ……… Respondents Mr. Pankaj Miglani, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vinod Nautiyal, Addl. Advocate General for respondent No.1. Mr. A.K. Behera, Advocate for respondent No. 2. JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble V.K. Gupta, C.J. Hon’ble J.C.S. Rawat, J. V.K. GUPTA, C. J. (Oral) Vide communication being D.O. No:F-1-33/2003/Recont./SBA dated 6th May, 2008, respondent No.2 discontinued and terminated the engagement/assignment of the petitioner as Chairperson, Uttarakhand State Social Welfare Board and asked the petitioner to handover the charge of this post with immediate effect to an officer of the State Government. This decision of respondent No.2 has been challenged in this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 2. As the arguments were in progress, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.1, 2 & 3 came to terms and submitted, suggested and agreed that this petition may be disposed of as settled and the following agreed order be passed. 3. The petition is disposed of as settled. The aforesaid impugned communication dated 6th May, 2008 is quashed and set aside with all consequences. The petitioner, who has already received all the documents and papers shall submit her reply/representation to respondent No.2 and shall ensure, by taking all possible means that the same reaches respondent No.2 latest by 4 P.M. 30th June, 2008. How it reaches respondent No.2 by that date and time shall be the responsibility of the petitioner. Respondent No.2 on receiving the aforesaid reply/representation shall consider the same and while disposing it of on its merit and in accordance with the law shall take a final decision within one week thereafter under intimation to the petitioner. The respondent No.2 shall be under no obligation to grant personal hearing to the petitioner. (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) (V.K. Gupta, C. J.) 25.06.2008 25.06.2008 LSR/Shiv