Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:103546 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 20547 of 2025 Petitioner :- Smt. Luxmi Devi Respondent :- The State Of Up And 7 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anil Kumar Srivastava,Harshit Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. The order dated 26.02.2024 passed by the respondent No.3/District Magistrate/District Programme Co-coordinator (MANREGA) District Mathura and the consequential order dated 09.10.2024 passed by the Block Development Officer, Naujheel, District Mathura by which a direction was given to recover a sum of Rs.10,556/-within 15 days from the petitioner are under challenge in the present petition. 2. Apart from various other grounds, one of the grounds has been taken by the petitioner in paragraph 15 of the petition that the order impugned has been passed without providing any notice opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and in complete violation of the principles of natural justice. 3. This fact is also accepted by learned counsel for the respondents. 4. In view of this Court, the order dated 26.02.2024 passed by the respondent No.3/District Magistrate/District Programme Co- coordinator (MANREGA) District Mathura is liable to be set aside and is hereby set aside. The consequential order dated 09.10.2024 passed by the Block Development Officer, Naujheel, District Mathura is also set aside. 5. The writ petition is allowed. 6. It is made clear that the respondent No.3/District Magistrate/District Programme Co-coordinator (MANREGA) District Mathura will pass a fresh order strictly in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order but after providing opportunity of hearing to all the necessary parties. Order Date :- 3.7.2025 saqlain Digitally signed by :- SYED MOHAMMAD SAQLAIN HAIDER High Court of Judicature at Allahabad