1 wp1806.10 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.1806 OF 2010 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 7178 of 2011 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and the Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's orders Coram: Smt. Nishita Mhatre, & Shri M. T. Joshi, JJ. Date : 20th July, 2011 Shri P.B. Shirsath, Advocate, for the petitioner. Shri Alok Sharma, Asstt. Solicitor General for Respondents. Mr. P.V. Mandlik, Senior Counsel, i/by Ms. M.B. Vaishnav, Advocate for the applicant in CA 7178/2011. ---- 1. The petitioner is an educational institution registered as a trust. It has filed the petition through its director. According to the petitioner, the institution was entitled to the benefit of the scheme of the Central Govt. known as "Jan Shikshan Sanstha". However, it appears that the grants were stopped by the Union of India, in view of certain irregularities and illegalities 2 wp1806.10 noticed with respect to the petitioner, without any notice to the petitioner. 2. In our opinion, the Union of India has thus breached the basic requirement of rules of natural justice, of affording a personal hearing before passing an adverse order against the petitioner. 3. In these circumstances, the petition is disposed of with the following order. (i) The Union of India shall issue a show cause notice to the Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Aurangabad, indicating the charges against the petitioner for which reason it has decided to stop the grants. (ii) The notice shall be issued within four weeks from today. The Union of India will afford a hearing to the Jan Shikshan Sansthan which will be represented by a competent officer within eight weeks from the date of issuance of the notice. 3 wp1806.10 (iii) While issuing the notice, the report submitted to this Court, will also be borne in mind. (iv) The Union of India will decide whether to continue with the grants to the Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Aurangabad, within 16 weeks from today. 4. Civil Application stands disposed of. (M.T. JOSHI) (SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.) pnd/wp1806.10