[2025:RJ-JP:37155] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 10044/2025 Rekha Gurjar W/o Shri Satish Kumar Gurjar, Aged About 30 Years, R/o Village And Post Bucholai, Tehsil Talawada District Sawai Madhopur. ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Its Principal Secretary, Rural Development And Panchayati Raj Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. Chief Executive Officer, Panchayat Samiti, Gangapur City District Sawai Madhopur 3. Development Officer, Panchayat Samiti, Gangapur City District Sawai Madhopur. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : None present For Respondent(s) : JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND Order 12/09/2025 1. By way of filing this writ petition, a challenge has been led to the impugned order dated 09.06.2025 passed by Block Development Officer, Panchayat Samiti, Gangapur City District Sawai Madhopur by which the penalty of Rs.3,36,971/- has been imposed upon the petitioner and a direction has been issued to the petitioner to deposit the same with Gram Panchayat within a period of seven days. 2. Contents of the writ petition indicate that the aforesaid order has been passed against the petitioner without issuing any notice and without affording any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. [2025:RJ-JP:37155] (2 of 2) [CW-10044/2025] 3. Considering the above factual aspect of the matter where the impugned order has been passed by the respondent-Authorities without granting any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, it is evident that the same has resulted in violation of principles of natural justice. 4. Keeping in view the above factual aspect of the matter, this Court deems it just and proper to dispose of the instant writ petition by granting liberty to the petitioner to file appropriate representation against the order impugned within a period of seven days from today. In case, such representation is submitted by the petitioner within the above stipulated time, it is expected from the respondent-Authorities to decide the same by passing a reasoned and speaking order, after affording due opportunity of hearing to the petitioner expeditiously as early as possible, preferably within a period of two weeks thereafter. 5. With the aforesaid observation, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. All pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. 6. Before parting with this order, it is made clear that this Court has not issued any direction/order to the respondent-Authorities to decide the representation of the petitioner in a particular way. The respondent-Authorities would be at liberty to decide the same, strictly in accordance with law by passing a reasoned and speaking order. (ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J Aayush Sharma /31