IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No.: 9943 of 2008. Decided on: 14.12.2010. __________________________________________________________ Shyam Singh. … Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. … Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioner : Mr. Dinesh Thakur, Advocate vice Mr. Rakesh Jaswal, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. P.M. Negi, Deputy Advocate General with Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. Rajiv Sharma, J. (oral): The petitioner is aggrieved by the issuance of Annexure A-3 dated 21st November, 2003. Petitioner was directed to file reply to the show cause notice within a period of fifteen days. Petitioner has not filed any reply, but has straightway filed the present original application. It is only in rarest to rare cases that the petition can be filed and entertained against the show cause notice. It is not a rarest to rare case where the petition could be entertained. However, since the petitioner belongs to the lower strata of the society, he is permitted to file reply to Annexure A-3, within a period of three weeks from today and thereafter the Superintending Engineer, 14th Circle, HP, PWD, Rohru shall pass a 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. - 2 - speaking order after taking into consideration the reply filed by the petitioner. 2. Accordingly, in view of the observations made hereinabove, the petition stands closed, so also the pending application(s), if any. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge. December 14, 2010. (sck).