WA 414/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. MADAN B LOKUR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T. VAIPHEI Respondent No. 1 is deemed to have been served as per the order of the L awazima Court. Respondents 2 to 5 have put in appearance through their learned Counsel. As such service is complete. The challenge in this appeal is to an order dated 4.12.2009 passed by a learned Single Judge in a batch of cases. We are told that in respect of some of the writ petitions disposed by th e learned Single Judge on 4.12.2009, a writ appeal being WA No. 138/2010 was fil ed. That writ appeal was disposed by a Division Bench by an order dated 30.4.201 0. The sum and substance of the order dated 30.4.2010 passed by the Divisio n Bench in WA No. 138/2010 was to remit the matter back to the learned Single Ju dge for re-consideration after providing an opportunity to the appellant to file a reply to the writ petition. It appears that in this case also, the appellant was not given any oppor tunity to file a reply and that grievance is raised in this appeal by learned co unsel for the appellant. It is submitted by learned counsel appearing for the respondents that th e correct factual position is that no opportunity was given to the appellant to file a counter affidavit in the writ petition. Under these circumstances, following the order passed in WA 138/2010 and other connected cases, we set aside the order passed by the learned Single Judg e on 4.12.2009 and remit the matter back to the learned Single Judge for provid ing an opportunity to the appellant to file a counter affidavit and thereafter d ecide the matter in accordance with law. We may note that the connected writ petitions are - WP (C) Nos. 462 to 4 68 of 2010. Registry should tag this case with those connected matters, if those are pending in the Principal Seat. In case, those matters have already been transfe rred to the Bench at Itanagar, the file of this case will also be transferred to Itanagar. With the above directions and observations, this writ appeal is disposed of.