IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 779 OF 2008 THE VILLAGE PANCHAYAT OF CANDOLIM THROUGH SECRETARY ... Petitioner Versus MS. XANTA NAIK AND ANR., ... Respondents Mr. Deep Shirodkar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Vivek Rodrigues, Advocate for Respondent No.2. Coram:- N. A. BRITTO, J. Date:- 17th January, 2009 P.C.:- Shri Vivek Rodrigues, learned Additional Government Advocate appears on behalf of Respondent No.2 and accepts notice. In view of the order to be passed, Notice to Respondent No.1 is dispensed with. Heard learned Counsel. The Petitioner/Village Panchayat had refused Trade license to Respondent No.1, and on an appeal filed by her, Respondent No.2 has passed the impugned Order dated 10-10-2008 directing the Village Panchayat Secretary to issue the Trade license within a period of fifteen days. Learned Counsel on behalf of the Petitioner submits that the order gives no reason in support thereof and therefore deserves to be set aside. It is well settled principle of law by now that all quasi judicial and judicial authorities are required to give reasons in support of an order passed and the absence of reasons results in its illegality. It was certainly expected of the learned Additional Director to have given some reasons, howsoever brief why he was disturbing the order passed by the Petitioner/Village Panchayat. As a result, the impugned Order is hereby set aside and the matter is remanded to the Additional Director of Panchayats-I to pass a reasoned order after hearing the Petitioner and Respondent No.1, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. N. A. BRITTO, J. RD.