4 @ IN THE HIGH COURI‘ OF CHHA’I‘TISGARH : BILASPUR Wlit Petition (S) No. 5357 of 2007 Petitioner Sampat Lal Patel, aged 32 years, S/o Shri Niranjan Prasad Patel, R/o Bamvaepzm, Tahsii — Salangarh, Distt. Raigarh (CXGJ Versus Respondents l. State of Chhattisgarh, through the Secretaiy, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) . \ The Chief Executive O$cer, Janpad ‘ Panchayat, Bammkeia, District ~ Raigarh (C.G.) go WRIT PFITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CON Sf‘l‘l‘U’HON OF INDIA (SB: Hon’ble Shn‘ Satish K. Agnihotrj d.) Shri Saurabh Shanna, Advocate for the petmoner. Ms Smitha Ghai, Panel Lawyer for the respondent No. 1/ State. 0 R D g3 (Passed on this 4m day of March, 2009) r 1. With the consent of learned counsel appearing for the parties, the matter is heard Iinany. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.1/State fairly submit that the issue involved in this case asto whether the petitioner, who is Shjksha Karim, has been aiforded an opportunity of heating beibre termination from their post, came into consideration befoie this Court in the matter of Ku. Punam and others v. State of Chhattisgarh 8s othersl. Learned counsel further submits that since no notice was given before termination, the authorities shall take appropriate steps in terms of the judgment and order passed in Ku. Punam (supra), before passing any order. 3. In view of the fomgoing, according to learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, nothing survives in this petition for adjudication. 4. Having regard to the facts situation of the case and the judgment passed in the matter of Ku. Punam (supra), the impugned termination order dated 13.8.2007 (Annexure P/ 1) is quashed. However, liberty is resewed to the respondent No.1] State to take appropriate steps in accordance with law and the judgment and order passed in Ku. Punam (supra). 5. The petition is allowed to the above extent. No order asto costs. kn Sd/— Satish K. Agnihotri Judge t at