CWP No. 7150/2010 31.03.2011 Present: Mr. R. R. Rahi, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. R. M. Bisht, Dy. A.G with Mr. Vinod Thakur, Dy. A.G. for respondents No.1 to 3 Mr. G. R. Palsra, Advocate for respondent No.4 Private respondent was engaged as a Panchayat Chowkidar on 4.1.2001 by the Gram Panchayat, Lower Rewalsar. According to him, his services were orally terminated on 4.1.2007. No written communication was ever issued to him with regard to his termination. In exercise of his statutory right under the Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act, 1997, he preferred an appeal before the SDO (C), Mandi, who in terms of order dated 25.6.2010 (Annexure P-14) set-aside the order or oral termination. Present petitioner, who had been appointed as a Chowkidar in the meanwhile w.e.f. 4.1.2007, filed an appeal before the Deputy Commissioner, Mandi. In terms of decision dated 4.10.2010 (Annexure P-16), the same stands dismissed. Hence, the present petition. 2. The Deputy Commissioner has not considered the question of limitation in the present case. He has also not taken into account the notice (Annexure P-6) before passing the order. The order in fact is cryptic in nature. It does not advert to or deal with the contentions raised by the present petitioner in his appeal. Consequently, on this short ground alone, the same is quashed with a direction to the Deputy Commissioner to decide the revision petition filed by the petitioner herein, afresh by taking into account the respective contentions of the parties and perusing the entire record. Needful be positively done within a period of eight weeks from today. Parties agree to appear before the Deputy Commissioner and apprise him of the present order on 25.4.2011. It is clarified that rival contentions of the parties have not been adjudicated upon. 3. With these observations, petition stands disposed of. Copy dasti. March 31, 2011 ( Sanjay Karol ), (rana) Judge.