IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CWP(T) No. 13576 of 2008. Date of Decision: 30.12.2010. Beli Ram …Petitioner. Versus. H.P. State Electricity Board & Anr. … Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge. Whether approved for Reporting? No. For the petitioner: Mrs. Ranjana Parmar, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mrs. Anjula Khajuria, Advocate. Deepak Gupta, J.(oral) 1. Petitioner by means of this petition has challenged the order dated 29.3.2005, whereby the order dated 12.3.2001 was modified. 2. Vide order dated 12.3.2001 consequent upon the promotion of the petitioner as Lineman on adhoc basis, his pay was fixed as on 1.1.2000 and he was held entitled to pay of Rs. 5300/- + 110/- FPA. It was further directed that w.e.f. 1.1.2001 he would be entitled to pay of Rs.5500/- + 110/- FPA. This order was modified by the impugned order dated 29.3.2005 and the date of increment was changed and consequently instead of January, the petitioner was held entitled to increment from the month of October as a result thereof his pay was fixed at Rs. 5300/- + 130/- FPA on 1.10.2000 and he was granted next higher scale w.e.f. 1.10.2001. 3. I am not going into the merits of the case because this petition has to be allowed on the short ground that the impugned order has been passed without giving notice to the petitioner. This order has adversely affected the pay of the petitioner and the date of earning increment has been delayed by nine months. Since this order visits the petitioner with civil consequences, it could not be passed without giving notice to the petitioner. 4. On this short ground alone, the order dated 29.3.2005 is set aside with liberty reserved to the respondent to initiate fresh action in the matter and to take a decision in the matter after issuing notice to the petitioner and giving him reasonable opportunity of being heard. Petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. No order as to costs. 30th December, 2010 ( Deepak Gupta ) (Krn Guleria) Judge.