IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP (T) No. 16535 of 2008. Decided on: 23rd March, 2010. Naresh K. Vaidya. …Petitioner. Versus State of H.P. & another. …Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.B. Misra, Judge. For the petitioner : Mr. G.R. Palsra, Advocate vice Mr. R.L. Kainth, Advocate. For the Respondent : Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. Advocate General. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The petitioner is aggrieved since he has not been placed as Junior Assistant with effect from the date his juniors were placed. It appears that he had filed representation and that has been rejected vide Annexure PA stating that the representation has been rejected. No reason whatsoever has been stated. On going through the pleadings, we find that there was certain period of absence of the petitioner. Be that as it may, in case the representation was liable to be rejected, the reason for the rejection should have been stated in the reply in which case, the petitioner would have got opportunity of knowing the reason for the rejection. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of as follows: There will be a direction to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests to consider the matter afresh with notice to the petitioner and pass a reasoned order on his representation. The needful, as above, shall be 2 done within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. Dasti copy. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice 23rd March , 2010 ( Justice R.B. Misra ), (tr) Judge. 3