IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (S/B) No. 101 of 2009 Rajendra Singh S/o Jyoti Ram, R/0 20-A, New Park Road, Gandhi Gram, Dehradun. …..…… Petitioner Versus (1) State of Uttarakhand through Secretary Law, Civil Secretariat, Dehradun, (2) Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department Civil Secretariat, Uttarakhand, Dehradun, (3) Additional Secretary Law, Civil Secretariat, Dehradun, (4) District Magistrate, District-Dehradun. ....……… Respondents Coram:- Hon’ble J.S. Khehar, C.J. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Present: Mr. Ramji Srivastava, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.P. Upadhyay, Advocate for the respondents Date of Decision : 06.07.2010 J.S. Khehar, C.J. (Oral) The solitary contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner before this Court is, that the impugned order is liable to be set aside on account of the fact, that the same is stigmatic. It is submitted, that before such a stigmatic order could be passed, it was imperative for the respondents to follow the rules of natural justice by affording the petitioner an opportunity of hearing. Despite the aforesaid contention, it is submitted at the hands of the learned counsel for the petitioner, that if the stigmatic part of the impugned order is expunged, the petitioner would not assail the main order terminating his tenure as Special Public Prosecutor appointed to the Special Court under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. 2. Learned counsel representing the State of Uttarakhand states, that the stigmatic part of the impugned order will expressly be expunged by issuing an order to that effect within two weeks from today. 3. In view of the statement made by the learned counsel for the respondents, learned counsel for the petitioner states, that he does not wish to press the instant writ petition any further. 2 4. In view of the above, the instant writ petition is disposed of as not pressed. Needless to mention, that the statement made to this Court will be binding on respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3 and the necessary expunction order shall positively be passed within two weeks from today. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) ( J.S. Khehar, C.J. ) 06.07.2010 P. Singh