CWP(T) No. 2032 of 2008. 25.02.2009 Present: Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Additional Advocate General and Mr. Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General for the respondents. The petitioner’s husband was pre-maturely retired vide office order dated 18th November, 1987 (Annexure P-A). He preferred an appeal before the Appellate Authority. The appeal was rejected vide office memo dated 20th September, 1989 (Annexure P-D). Mr. Onkar Jairath has strenuously argued that the appellate order is cryptic and non-speaking. It is settled law by now that the appellate order must be a speaking order as has been held by their Lordships of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Narinder Mohan Arya Versus United India Insurance Co. Ltd. and Others, (2006) 4 SCC 713, State of Uttaranchal and Others versus Kharak Singh (2008) 8 SCC 236 and in a latest judgment rendered in Roop Singh Negi versus Punjab National Bank & Others, 2009 (1) Scale, 284. Accordingly in view of the ratio laid down by their Lordships of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the impugned orders Annexure P-A and Annexure P-D are quashed and set aside. The Appellate Authority is directed to hear the appeal afresh within a period of four weeks from today. The Appellate Authority shall pass a speaking order. In view of the observations made hereinabove, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), J. February 25, 2009. (sck)