IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7017 of 2010 Ramayani Devi wife of Arun Kumar Singh, resident of village Tonha, Panchayat Khutaha Baijnathpur, Police Station Bhargama, District Araria………………………………………..Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, I.C.D.S. Social Welfare Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Araria. 4. The District Welfare Officer-cum- District Programme Officer, Araria. 5. The Child Development Project Officer, Bhargama, District Araria………………….Respondents ----------- 3 11.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. In this writ application, petitioner has challenged the order of the District Programme Officer, Araria as contained in Annexure-1 by which her engagement as Anganwari Sevika has been cancelled on the charge of irregularities committed in running of the Centre. In spite of time granted by this Court on 17.01.2011, no counter affidavit has been filed by the respondents. From the impugned order it is apparent that some enquiry was held 2 against the petitioner behind her back and on the basis of the same, the impugned order was passed without noticing the petitioner. The order therefore suffers from violation of Principles of Natural Justice. The same is, accordingly, quashed. Petitioner shall treat the said order as show cause and file her reply to the same before the District Programme Officer, Araria within three weeks from today. Upon filing of the reply or after three weeks, the District Programme Officer will take up the matter and pass a fresh order in accordance with law after hearing the parties. Till the District Programme Officer passes fresh order in accordance with law, the interim order dated 17.01.2011 passed by this Court shall continue. The writ application is allowed in the manner, as indicated above. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)