IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.759 of 2007 Tara Kant Thakur, son of late Krishna Ballabh Thakur, resident of village Muradpur, P.S. Nauhatta, District Saharsa … Petitioner Versus 1. Rajendra Agri. University, Bihar, Patna, Pusa Samastipur, through its Registrar having office at Pusa, Samastipur 2. The Vice Chancellor, Rajendra Agricultural University, Bihar, Pusa, Samastipur 3. The Director, Administration, Rajendra Agricultural University, Bihar, Pusa, Samastipur 4. The Associate Director, Research, Regional Research Institute, Agwanpur, Saharsa 5. The Officer In-charge, Jute Research Centre, Katihar 6. The Chief Scientist, Irrigation Research Centre, Madhepur … Respondents ----------- 3. 21.7.2011 Having heard counsel for the parties and taking into account that the impugned orders, contained in Annexures 8 and 8, dated 1.7.2006 and 19.9.2006 respectively, cancelling appointment of the petitioner on the post of Clerk and reducing him back to the post of Laboratory Assistant have been passed without any notice and/or opportunity of personal hearing to him, this Court will have no option but to quash the two impugned orders. The University and the competent authority of the University shall, however, be at liberty to pass a fresh order after 2 complying the principle of natural justice, as also considering the explanation given by the petitioner in defence of his appointment on the post of Clerk. Let it be made clear that this Court has expressed no opinion on the merits of the claim of either parties and has quashed the impugned orders only because of flagrant violation of the principles of natural justice. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is allowed only to the extent indicated above. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/