2023 (11) TMI 549

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..... )   For the Respondent(s) No. 1,2,3 : Ms. Shrunjal Shah, Assistant Government Pleader   ORAL JUDGMENT (PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIREN VAISHNAV) 1. Rule returnable forthwith. Ms. Shrunjal Shah, learned AGP, waives service of notice of rule on behalf of the respondent - State. With consent of the learned advocates appearing for the respective parties, the matter is taken up for f .....

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..... gainst the petitioner for the financial year 2019-2020. 4.1 Perusal of the show cause notice would indicate that the petitioner was asked to submit his reply on, or before, 20.02.2022. It is the case of the petitioner that pursuant to the show cause notice, the petitioner responded in detail by filing a reply on 19.02.2022. Further, considering the reply so filed, by the impugned order dated 06.0 .....

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..... inciples of natural justice and non consideration of the reply so filed, the order dated 06.06.2022 is hereby quashed and set aside. It is clarified that this Court has not gone into the merits of the issue and the authorities are free to pass a fresh order after consideration of the response filed by the petitioner on 19.02.2022 and after giving personal hearing to the petitioner from the stage o .....

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