IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14570 of 2009 1. RAM SEWAK PANDIT S/O BHASO PANDIT VILL- GARHI MAHESHPUR, P.O. & P.S. PIRI BAZAR, DISTT. LAKHISARAI Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, THROUGH SECRETARY WATER RESOURCES DEPTT., GOVT. OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER NORTH BIHAR, IRRIGATION DEPTT. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER IRRIGATION DIVISION, BIRPUR, DISTT. SUPAUL 4. SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER (ASSISTANT ENGINEER) MAIN CANAL, SUB DIVISION, BHIM NAGAR, BALUA, DISTT. SUPAUL ----------- 2. 16.11.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner came to this Court earlier in C.W.J.C. No. 9972 of 2009 in a controversy with regard to his date of birth. This Court directed the authorities to consider his representation. This Court does not consider it necessary to take note of the details mentioned in the representation. That was an aspect to be considered by the authorities and a reasoned and speaking order passed thereupon when the occasion for judicial review by this Court would arise. It has repeatedly been held that an administrative order having civil consequence is required to be reasoned and speaking. Reasons control arbitrariness. They are a facet of principles of natural justice, facilitate judicial review, leave the citizen satisfied that whatever he had to say has been considered. Reasons bring transparency and are the heart and soul of an order. 2 These principles of administrative law are not new but several decades old. If notwithstanding the repeated pronouncements of the Court, and despite having adequate quality of legal advisors available, if the officials of the Government insist on passing non-speaking orders in the manner that powers flow from the barrel of a pen, thereby generating and multiplying the burden of litigations before this Court that they shall now file a counter affidavit and support the order, this Court has little option but to set aside such order. The order dated 6.10.2009 is accordingly set aside. The writ application stands disposed. P. Kumar (Navin Sinha, J.)