IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 1483 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 05.10.2009 Madan Lal Sukhija ... PETITIONERS Versus Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. N.P.S. Kohli, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Narender Hooda, Advocate, for the respondents. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who at present is working as Assistant Engineer/ SDO in the office of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam at Sirsa, has filed the instant petition for quashing the order dated 28.5.2007 (Annexure P-1), whereby the amount of Rs. 43,005/- has been ordered to be deducted from the salary of the petitioner on account of missing parts and shortage of oil in damaged transformers belonging to the Nigam. It is the case of the petitioner that before passing the aforesaid order, no show cause notice or opportunity of hearing was provided to him. Counsel for the respondents, though, tried to explain that before ordering the aforesaid recovery, show cause notices were issued to the petitioner, CWP No. 1483 of 2009 -2- copies of which have been annexed as Annexures R-1 to R-6, but during the course of hearing, it is not disputed by him that those notices pertain to the different amounts. In view of this factual position, counsel for the respondents states that the respondents be permitted to pass a fresh order, after giving show cause notice to the petitioner and providing him an opportunity of hearing, as provided under the Rules. In view of the aforesaid statement, made by counsel for the respondents, this petition is allowed and the impugned order dated 28.5.2007 (Annexure P-1) is quashed. However, liberty is granted to the respondents to pass a fresh order, after issuing show cause notice and providing an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. October 05, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE