CWP(T) No. 12117/2008 15.09.2011 Present: Mr. Rajesh Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Vinod Thakur, Dy. A.G. for respondents No.1 to 4. Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate, for respondent No.5. Petitioner was appointed as a part time Water Carrier in Govt. Primary School, Mundaghat in terms of letter dated 27.1.2005 (Annexure A-1). Her appointment was cancelled pursuant to the inquiry (Annexure R-1) conducted by the Sub Divisional Officer (C) Rural, Shimla. From the record, it could not be shown as to whether petitioner was associated with any such inquiry or not. It is the petitioner’s specific case that she was never associated in any such inquiry. Withdrawal of her order of appointment, based on an ex- parte inquiry, thus needs to be quashed. 2. Private respondent submits that now she stands appointed and an agreement with the Panchayat, in this regard, has also been entered into, which fact is seriously disputed by the petitioner. She claims that she is still discharging her duties, pursuant to interim order dated 5.8.2005, whereby parties were directed to maintain status quo. 3. Be that as it may be, fact of the matter is that withdrawal of order of appointment of the petitioner was without complying with principles of natural justice. 4. In these circumstances, it is directed that Sub Divisional Officer (C) Rural, Shimla shall conduct a fresh detailed inquiry, after associating both the petitioner and the private respondent and thereafter the authorities shall take a fresh decision based thereupon. This shall be positively done within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the judgment. Till then arrangement as in operation on date shall continue. 5. With the aforesaid observations, petition stands disposed off. Copy dasti. ( Sanjay Karol ), Judge. September 15, 2011 (rana)