WPSS No. 19 of 2005 Hon’ble Tarun Agarwala, J. Heard Shri S.S. Yadav, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Subhash Upadhyaya, the learned Brief Holder for the respondents. The petitioner was serving as an Assistant Teacher in Primary School Kilakhera, Tehsil Bazpur, District Udham Singh Nagar. By an order dated 19th February, 2004, the petitioner was promoted as an Assistant Teacher in Higher Primary School, Banskhera, Bazpur. In this promotion order, it was mentioned that the incumbent was to join within a week, failing which, promotion would be deemed to be cancelled and that the incumbent would not be considered for promotion for the next three years. The petitioner alleged that she fell ill and, therefore, could not take charge and, subsequently, the petitioner was not allowed to take charge since she had not taken the charge within the stipulated period. Consequently, the petitioner remained in service in the Basic School Kilakhera, Tehsil Bazpur, District Udham Singh Nagar. It transpires that the respondents again issued an order dated 23/11/2004 promoting the petitioner as an Assistant Teacher in Purva Madhyamik Vidhyalaya Rampura Kaji, Bazpur, pursuant to which, the petitioner was relieved from the Basic School and joined at the place of promotion on 29/11/2004. But within a month of her joining, the impugned order dated 18/12/2004 was cancelled on the ground that the promotion order could not be issued unless and until three years had expired since the petitioner had forgone the earlier promotion order. The petitioner, being aggrieved, has filed the present writ petition. From a perusal of the impugned order, it is clear that the impugned order was passed in violation of the principles of natural justice. No opportunity of hearing or show cause notice was provided to the petitioner before passing the impugned order. Consequently, on the ground of violation of the principles of natural justice, the impugned order cannot be sustained and is quashed. The writ petition is allowed. It is open to the respondents to pass a fresh order in accordance with law after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. (Tarun Agarwala, J.) Dated 09.06.2010 Shiv