CWP(T) No. 2116 of 2008. 25.02.2009 Present: Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Adarsh Sharma, Advocate for the respondents. The petitioner was terminated vide office order dated 17th June, 1992. He preferred an appeal before the Appellate Authority. The appeal was rejected by the Appellate Authority on 15th September, 1992. A bare perusal of appellate order reveals that the same is a non-speaking order. It is settled law by now that the appellate order must be a speaking order as has been held by their Lordships of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Narinder Mohan Arya Versus United India Insurance Co. Ltd. and Others, (2006) 4 SCC 713, State of Uttaranchal and Others versus Kharak Singh (2008) 8 SCC 236 and in a latest judgment rendered in Roop Singh Negi versus Punjab National Bank & Others, 2009 (1) Scale, 284. Consequently, the impugned orders dated 17th June, 1992 (Annexures A-5/A and Annexures A-5/2) and dated 15th September, 1992 (Annexure A-8) are quashed and set aside in view of the ratio of law laid down by their Lordships in the above cited decisions. The Appellate Authority is directed to hear the appeal afresh within a period of four weeks from today. The Appellate Authority shall pass a speaking order. In view of the observations made hereinabove, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), J. February 25, 2009. (sck)