IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 19788 of 2010 Date of Decision: 8.11.2010. Lalit Sood --Petitioner Versus Panjab University, Chandigarh & another --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Amar Vivek, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent no.2 has been unnecessarily impleaded as party/respondent and she has been selected in her own place. He seeks deletion of respondent no.2 from the array of respondents. Prayer allowed. Respondent no.2 shall stand deleted from the array of respondents. Notice of motion. Mr. Ashish Rawal, Advocate present in the Court on behalf of Mr. Anupam Gupta, Advocate for respondent-university has been asked to accept notice. Keeping in view the impugned order which has been passed in violation of the principles of natural justice, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner was selected for the post of Assistant Registrar. His appointment has now been cancelled vide the impugned order dated 26.9.2010 (Annexure P-16). It is specific case of the petitioner that the CWP. No. 19788 of 2010 -2- impugned order has been passed without affording any opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and in gross violation of principles of natural justice. Even the impugned order does not disclose that any opportunity of hearing was granted to the petitioner. Without going into the other aspects of the matter and grounds of challenge, this petition is allowed. Order impugned is hereby set aside qua petitioner. However, respondent-university is at liberty to pass a fresh order after affording opportunity of being heard to the petitioner in compliance to the principles of natural justice. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 8.11.2010. lucky