CWP(T) No. 5100 of 2008. 02.03.2010. Present: Ms. Sulochna Kaundal, Advocate vice Mr. O.P. Thakur, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate Generals, for the respondents. Petitioner has obtained Bachelor of Education diploma from Mahila Gram Vidyapitha, Prayag, Allahabad. She got her name enrolled in the Employment Exchange, Shimla. She was directed to appear in the written test conducted by the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission vide letter dated 10th September, 1996. She appeared in the interview on 29th September, 1996. She was offered appointment to the post of Trained Graduate Teacher (Science) vide office order dated 30.10.1996. She submitted her joining in Government Senior Secondary School, Chail, District Solan on 4.11.1996. She was served with a show cause notice vide Annexure A-6. She filed reply to the same. The gist of the reply is that she had obtained the B.Ed. degree from duly recognized Mahila Gram Vidyapitha, Prayag, Allahabad. Mr. R.K. Sharma, learned Senior Additional Advocate General has argued that the degree of B.Ed. obtained by the petitioner from Mahila Gram Vidyapitha, Prayag, Allahabad is not duly recognized. : 2 : The fact of the matter is that the petitioner has filed reply to the show cause notice. In the impugned order, the reply filed by the petitioner has not been discussed at all. The very purpose of issuing the show cause notice is to enable the party to present his/her case before the authorities. It was necessary for the competent authority to take into consideration the reply filed by the petitioner in sequel to the show cause notice served upon her. Consequently, the petition is allowed. Annexure A-8, passed in May 1998 is quashed and set aside. However, liberty is reserved to the respondents to pass afresh order after taking into consideration the reply filed by the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from today. The petition stands disposed of. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge March 2, 2010. (bhupender)