IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15181 of 2005 GANESH RAM Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 03. 17.9.2010 The Superintending Engineer, R.E.O. has rejected the claim of the petitioner in terms of the earlier direction of the High Court passed in CWJC No. 11868 of 2003, by a cryptic order. The grounds have not been indicated for this Court to appreciate as to the circumstances under which such a decision has been taken. Counsel for the State has not helped the matter because no counter affidavit has been filed right from the year 2005 and despite an indulgence granted in this regard even in the year 2007. Letter No.,208 dated 17.5.2005 contained din Annexure-8, therefore, is no order in the eye of law. It is hereby quashed with a direction upon the respondent no.3, the Superintending Engineer, REO, Work Circle, Bettiah that he will pass a speaking order within a period of four months from the date of communication/receipt of a copy of this order. The writ application is disposed of with the above direction. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)