IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.1153 of 2011 Uday Chand Prasad, S/o Late Dewaki Ram, Resident of Village Bhadlar, P.S. Bihata, Distt. Patna…. Petitioner Versus 1. The Vice-Chanceller,The Rajendra Agriculture Research University, PUSA Samastipur, Bihar 2. The Regional Director, Rajendra Agriculture University, Lohia Nagar, Kankarbagh, Distt. Patna 3. Incharge Officer, Mithapur Agriculture Regional, Patna 4. Ramchandra Pandit, Haiwana, Mithapur.. Respondents ---------------------------------- 2. 2.8.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Rajendra Agriculture University. The petitioner seeks quashing of the office order dated 25.2.2010 issued by the Rajendra Agriculture University by which a recovery of Rs. 3000/- has been directed from the account of the petitioner on the allegation of theft of dynamo of H.M.T. Mahendra Tractor. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no departmental proceeding was ever initiated in the matter against the petitioner and merely on the basis of an enquiry held behind the back of the petitioner the order has been passed with respect to an occurrence alleged to have taken place 2 in between the night of 19.2.2000 and 20.2.2000 when there were other employees of the University also on duty. Learned counsel for the University on instruction admits that no proper departmental enquiry has been held against the petitioner after giving an opportunity to the petitioner to defend himself. In the aforesaid view of the matter the impugned order dated 25.2.2010 cannot stand being in complete violation of the principles of natural justice and is, therefore, quashed. The writ application is, accordingly, allowed. It is made clear that it shall be open to the authorities of the University to proceed afresh in the matter in accordance with law. S.Pandey ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)