IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10487 of 2009 Dr.Vivekanand Prasad Singh, S/o Late Radhe Krishna Prasad Singh, at Present Medical Officer, Additional Primary Health Centre, Orhanpur, (Nawada), Posted as Medical Officer Primary Health Centre, Basantpur, Siwan. ................Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Department of Health Bihar, Patna. 3. The Joint Secretary, Department of Health Bihar, Patna. 4. The Additional Secretary Department of Health Bihar, Patna. ----------- 2 05.10.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner has filed this application for quashing the order contained in Memo No. 585 (9) dated 11.05.2006 whereby he has been inflicted with the punishment of withholding of two increments with cumulative effect in a departmental proceeding. His further grievance is for quashing the appellate order contained in Memo No. 650 (9) dated 24.07.2009 whereby appeal has been summarily rejected without giving any reasoning. On perusal of statement made in the writ application and submission of the counsel for the petitioner I do not find that any other ground than the ground taken regarding the appellate order can be entertained. Since the appellate order has been found without considering the grounds taken by the petitioner and it is not a reasoned order. The appellate order contained in Annexure 18 is quashed. The matter is remitted back to the appellate authority for re- consideration and disposal of the appeal with a reasoned order. Sanjeet (Mridula Mishra, J.)