CWP(T) No. 2565 of 2008. 06.03.2009 Present: Mr. R.S. Gautam, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Shashi Shirshoo, Advocate for the respondent. The petitioner was granted two advance increments being post graduate in the Selection Grade of Rs.1700-2000 vide office order dated 2nd February, 1987. The increments were withdrawn by the respondent vide office order dated 28th October, 1993. It is not in dispute that the office order dated 28th October, 1993 has been passed without issuing any show cause notice to him. He was visited with civil consequences. It was necessary to issue show cause notice to him before withdrawing the two advance increments. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed. The order dated 28th October, 1993 (Annexure A-8) and subsequent orders are quashed and set aside. In normal circumstances, the Court could have reserved the liberty to respondent to issue show cause notice to him and thereafter pass an appropriate order, however, since the petitioner has retired during the pendency of the writ petition, no useful purpose would be served by keeping the proceedings alive. There shall be no order as to costs. (Rajiv Sharma), J. March 06, 2009. (sck)