HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 7375/2025 Lakhan Bai Meena Wife Of Shri Dharam Singh Meena, Aged About 30 Years, Resident Of Village Gulabpura, Inayati, Sapotra, Karauli (Raj). ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur (Raj). 2. Superintending Engineer, Rural Development And Panchayati Raj Department, Govt. Of Rajasthan, Vikash Khand, Secretariat, Jaipur (Raj). 3. Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad Karauli, District Karauli (Raj). 4. Development Officer, Panchayati Samiti, Sapotra, District Karauli (Raj). ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Manish Kumar Sharma with Mr. Sagar Sharma For Respondent(s) : JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND Order 14/05/2025 1. By way of filing this writ petition, a challenge has been led to the impugned recovery orders. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that certain work were conducted during tenure of the petitioner, for which an enquiry was conducted by the appropriate authority and no irregularity was found and the matter was closed on 19.05.2022. Counsel submits that one fine morning i.e. on 01.09.2023, recovery orders have been passed against the petitioner without issuing any notice or without granting any (2 of 2) [CW-7375/2025] opportunity of hearing, which has resulted in violation of principles of natural justice, hence, interference of this Court is warranted. 3. Heard and considered the submissions made at Bar and perused the material available on the record. 4. Considering the arguments put forward by the learned counsel for the petitioner and looking to the fact that on earlier occasion, the matter was enquired by the appropriate authority where no irregularities were found and no orders of recovery were passed at the relevant time but now the same have been passed against the petitioner that too without issuing any notice and without granting any opportunity of hearing, which has resulted in violation of principles of natural justice. 5. Considering the above, that instant writ petition stands disposed of, granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the respondents by way of filing appropriate representation within a period of one week from today. 6. If the representation is submitted by the petitioner within above stipulated time, it is expected form the respondents to hear and decide the same, strictly in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks thereafter. 7. For a period of five weeks, no coercive action be taken against the petitioner. (ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J KuD/121