IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5225 of 2008 SEEMA KUMARI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR &ORS ----------- 2/ 7/8/2008. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner was appointed as a Sevika in Angan Bari Centre-68 under the Gram Panchayat Raj- Kanchanpur. She was then sent for training and she completed the same also on 30.6.2007. It appears that the allegations then came to be levelled by one Rinku Kumari before the District Magistrate, Vaishali pointing out certain illegalities and irregularities in the appointment. Though the order removing the petitioner from the post runs into an elaborate thesis of 20 pages, it is the contention of the petitioner that it was an ex parte order behind her back without reasonable opportunity to meet the charge against her, contrary to rudimentary principles of natural justice that ‘nobody can be condemned unheard’. Axe was to fall upon the petitioner, yet the authorities thought it proper not to hear her. For that reason itself the order dated 26.12.2007 is set aside and the matter is remanded to the respondent No.2 to decide the matter afresh after hearing all concerned, in accordance with law, expeditiously preferably within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ application stands disposed. KC ( Navin Sinha,J )