IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6301 of 2009 MD.NOOR ALAM Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 19.05.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order of the Appellate Authority dated 2.4.2009 rejecting his claim for inclusion in the merit list for appointment of Panchayat teacher in Gram Panchayat Raj, Sarisopahi (West), Block – Pandaul, District-Madhubani. The submission is that he was required to be given extra weightage for his teaching experience as Instructor at Special Education Centre under the Rules framed for appointment of Panchayat teacher in 2006 as amended in 2008. It is his further contention that while such weightage has been given to the petitioner in other Panchayats, the same has been denied in the present case. The next submission is that the appellate order dated 2.4.2009 is cryptic and non-speaking. The law stands settled that where an authority, administrative or quasi judicial, passes orders, which are amenable to be assailed before a superior Court and can be tested for its correctness, the authority is required to pass a reasoned and speaking order. It not only facilitates judicial review, but now stands incorporated as a part of Article 14 of the Constitution as it also lends satisfaction to the persons aggrieved that his case has 2 been properly considered and all issues raised by him has been dealt with. The order dated 2.4.2009 of the Appellate Authority in Appeal Case No. 40 of 2009 being non-speaking is not sustainable for the aforesaid reason. It is, accordingly, set aside. The matter is remanded to the Appellate Authority to rehear the petitioner and pass a reasoned and speaking order after consideration of all issues within a maximum period of 30 days from the date of receipt and/or production of a copy of this order. Any appointment made on the post for which the petitioner is an applicant, for its continuance with regard to the last person appointed with qualification lesser than the petitioner shall ultimately depend on the final order that may be passed in the present controversy. The writ application stands disposed. AKS/ (Navin Sinha, J.)