CWP No.324 of 2009 12.3.2009 Present: Mr.Sanjeev Bhushan, Advocate for the petitioner . Shri R.K.Bawa, Advocate General with Sh.Rajesh Mandhotra, Dy.Advocate General for respondents No.1 to 3 By means of this writ petition, the petitioner had prayed for the quashing of the show cause notice Annexure P-10 issued to him by the disciplinary authority mainly on the ground that this show cause notice had been issued to him without supplying the copy of the inquiry report and without giving him an opportunity of making a representation against the said inquiry report. The respondents have filed reply and placed on record an order dated 18.2.2009 whereby the show cause notice impugned in the writ petition has been withdrawn. Copy of the inquiry report has been furnished to the petitioner and he has been given time to make representation against this. The main contention of Sh.Sanjeev Bhushan, Advocate, appearing for the petitioner is that the disciplinary authority has already made up his mind and expressed his opinion on the merits of the case while issuing show cause notice dated 9.1.2009 and he, therefore, prays that some other officer may look into the matter instead of the officer who initially issued the show cause notice. We cannot accept this contention. There are many occasions when the orders of administrative or quasi-judicial authorities are set aside on the ground that opportunity of hearing has not been given to the aggrieved party. In such cases, it is not necessary the officer who issued the order must be changed. We, therefore, reject this prayer. However, we would also like to make it clear that the disciplinary authority while dealing with the representation filed by the petitioner shall apply his mind afresh and shall remain totally uninfluenced by the observations previously made by him. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. No costs. ( Deepak Gupta ), Judge March 12, 2009(m) (V.K.Ahuja), Judge