IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 757 OF 2009 SRI DEVI BHUMIKA VETAL DEVASTHAN THROUGH ATTORNEY MR. MADAN J. PARAB AND 4 ORS.,STATE OF GOA ... Petitioner Versus STATE OF GOA THROUGH THE SECRETARY (REVENUE) AND 3 ORS., ... Respondents Mr. S. D. Lotlikar,Senior Advocate with Mr. G. Teles, Advocate for the Petitioner, Mr. V. Rodrigues, Addl. Government Advocate for the Respondent. Coram:- R. M. SAVANT, J. Date:- 25th November, 2009 P.C. The learned government advocate Mr. Rodrigues on behalf of the respondents makes a statement that the impugned order is withdrawn and on such withdrawal the petitioners would be given a fresh hearing and then an order would be passed in accordance with law. In view of the said statement, the learned senior counsel for the petitioner seeks withdrawal of the petition. This is a second occasion when the matter is required to be remanded for a de novo hearing. The impugned order is bereft of any reasons and a reading of the order discloses only the conclusions. The subject matter of the proceedings is the removal of the petitioners as managing committee members of the temple on the allegations of certain irregularities. In matters of this kind, the bare minimum that is required is that the order should contain the reasons as to why the authority has reached a particular conclusion. The impugned order unfortunately does not contain any reasons. Though the said order is being withdrawn and the hearing is to be held de novo. The authority i.e. the Under Secretary (Revenue) would bear in mind that the final order should be a well reasoned order so that the forum before which the impugned order is impugned has the benefit of knowing as to why a conclusion has been so reached by the authority. The petitioner to appear before the Under Secretary (Revenue), Government of Goa on 7.12.2009 at 3.00 p.m. The contentions of the petitioner in so far as the merits of the show cause notice on the basis of which the hearing is being held are explicitly kept open. If any order is passed which is adverse to the petitioners, the same would not be given effect to for a period of 7 days of the service of the same on the petitioners, so as to allow the petitioners to file appropriate proceedings. With the aforesaid directions, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. R. M. SAVANT, J. MF/-