IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 15480 of 2009 Date of Decision: 8.10.2009. Narinder Singh --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. A.S. Walia, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. P.C. Goyal, Addl. A.G., Punjab has been asked to accept notice on behalf of the respondents-State. Respondent no.5 was elected as Sarpanch of village Azampur, Tehsil Batala, Distt. Gurdaspur in the year 2004. During her tenure as Sarpanch there were certain allegations of embezzlement and a complaint was lodged against the said respondent. Based upon the said complaint a show cause notice was issued to her. The said respondent was again elected as Sarpanch of village in the year 2008. The grievance of the petitioner is that on the basis of the allegations against respondent no.5 no action has been taken against her. The petitioner earlier approached this Court by filing CWP No. 4287 of 2009, which was withdrawn with liberty to approach respondent no.1. The petitioner, thereafter, approached respondent no.1, who directed respondent no.2 to dispose of the case pending before him within two months. Consequent upon the aforesaid directions of respondent no.1, respondent no.2 has now passed the impugned order dated 7.7.2009 (Annexure P-4), whereby respondent no.5 has been exonerated. CWP. No. 15480 of 2009 -2- The petitioner has again challenged this order in the present writ petition. Apart from the other allegations and averments made in the writ petition, the main contention raised in the petition is that the impugned order is totally non-speaking and without any reasons, whatsoever. I have perused the impugned order. Respondent no.2 has simply exonerated respondent no.5 without recording any reasons or referring to the facts. Such an order is not sustainable in law. The same is hereby set aside. The matter is remanded back to respondent no.2 with a direction to pass a reasoned and speaking order within a period of two months from the date certified copy of this order is served upon respondent no.2. Disposed of as such. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 8.10.2009 lucky