IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP.NO.7756 of 2007 DATE OF ORDER: 14.2.2008 Kashmir Singh & Others ....Petitioner(s) Versus State of Haryana and another .....Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. R.K Chopra, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Maninder Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Harish Rathee, Sr. DAG, Haryana. JASBIR SINGH,J (ORAL) By filing this writ petition, petitioners have laid challenge to order dated 17.5.2007 (P.7), vide which benefit of step up of pay to them, was withdrawn. It is not in dispute that step up in pay was granted to the petitioners vide order dated 17.4.2007 (P.6). It is also not in dispute that order dated 17.5.2007 (P.7) was passed without issuing any show cause notice to the petitioners. In this writ petition, it is contention of the petitioners that junior to them namely Subhash Chander is getting the higher pay scale as compared to them. As such, they are also entitled to get higher scale of pay. Comparative chart has been given at pages 15 & 16 of the writ petition. In response to notice issued by this Court, reply has been filed and attempt has been made to show that the petitioners are junior to the employees, whose name found mentioned in the above-said chart.(see paragraph 18 of the written statement) After hearing counsel for the parties, we feel that the respondents have failed to make the controversy very clear. On reading above said paragraph, it is apparent that reference therein, has been made, to CWP.NO.7756 of 2007 #2# the length of service rendered by the petitioners and the others as Press Daftaries and Binders. It has, nowhere, been stated that in the seniority list, where the name of the petitioners, and other persons figures. Be that as it may, as the order was passed without issuing show cause notice, we feel that it is a clear violation of principles of natural justice. In view of that, we allow this writ petition and quash order dated 17.5.2007 (P.7). Petitioners are directed to appear before the Controller, Printing and Stationery Department, Haryana at Chandigarh on 29.2.2008. They may submit their objections to the withdrawal of the benefits given to them. Authority concerned is directed to pass afresh order by making reference to the seniority of the employees concerned and then say whether the petitioners are entitled to get step up in their pay or not. Needful be done within a period of three months. ( JASBIR SINGH ) JUDGE February 14, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE