IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP(T) No. 10466 of 2008. Date of decision: 20.4.2011 Kuldeep Sharma …. Petitioner Versus State of H.P & ors. .... Respondents Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, J. Whether approved for reporting ? No. For the petitioner: Mr.Ajay Dhiman, Advocate. For the respondents: Sh.Vivek Singh Thakur, Additional Advocate General. Deepak Gupta, J.(Oral) By means of this petition, the petitioner has challenged the order annexure A-4 whereby the higher scale granted to the petitioner and other similarly situated persons has been withdrawn. No reply has been filed by the State despite repeated opportunities granted to it. From a perusal of the petition, it is apparent that the petitioner was granted the scale of Rs.6400-10025 but this scale was withdrawn by the impugned order. This order annexure A-4 was passed without issuing notice to the petitioner and on this short ground, the petition has to be allowed and, therefore, the order Annexure A-4 is quashed. Since the order annexure A-4 is quashed only on the ground that the rules of natural justice have not been complied with, liberty is reserved to the State to take appropriate action after issuing notice to the petitioner. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. No order as to costs. April 20, 2011 (Deepak Gupta) (m) Judge