CWP 644 of 2006. 19.6.2008 Present: Mr. Surinder Sharma, counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Janesh Mahajan, Central Govt. Counsel, for the respondents. The petitioner has challenged the order Annexure PH, passed by the Deputy Inspector General, Indo Tibetan Border Police, on an appeal preferred by the petitioner Annexure PG. Annexure PG contains reasons for the absence of the petitioner from duty. It is by now well settled that any appellate order which is passed must contain reasons, more so because such orders are subject to judicial review. A reading of the appellate order Annexure PH shows that it does not contain any reason. It is not a speaking order and is in grave violation of the principles enshrined in Article 14 of the Constitution of India. Without going into the merits of the contentions raised by the petitioner, this writ petition is allowed. Annexure PH is quashed and set aside. A direction is issued to the respondents that the appeal Annexure PG be considered afresh by the Deputy Inspector General, Indo Tibetan Border Police, within a period of four months from today. For this purpose, he will decide on the grounds as raised by the petitioner and shall pass a speaking and reasoned order. Of -2- course, the order has not to be very elaborate, nonetheless, it must contain reasons for accepting or rejecting the contentions raised by the petitioner in the appeal. There shall be no order as to costs. June 19, 2008(PC). (Dev Darshan Sud), J.