CWP(T) No.4786/2008 24.6.2010 Present: Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mrs. Ranjana Parmar, Advocate, for the respondents The matter was heard for sometime. My attention was also invited to the order dated 5.7.1995 (Annexure R-I) passed by the Appellate Authority which is reproduced as under:- “”To Shri Nand Lal, Driver, HRTDC, Transport Wing, Ghora Chowki, Shimla-5. Sub:- Appeal against the orders dated 10.8.1994 of the Managing Director. Memo: Your appeal dated 23.11.1994 was considered by the Board of Directors in its meeting held on 7.6.95/8.6.95. You were also heard. Keeping in view the circumstances of the case and the facts which emerged, your appeal was rejected. Sd/- Managing Director.” 2. Admittedly no separate reasons for rejection have been communicated to the petitioner. 3. As prayed for by the learned counsel for the petitioner, without going into other merits of the case on the short ground that the order passed by the Appellate Authority is non-speaking, the same is quashed. The authorities were obliged to assign reasons. In these circumstances, the impugned order dated 5.7.1995 is set aside. The Appellate Authority is directed to decide the appeal by assigning reasons within a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the order. Needless to add, the authority shall afford adequate opportunity of hearing/ representation to the petitioner and consider the appeal sympathetically in view of the attending circumstances. The order passed shall be communicated to the petitioner. Liberty granted to approach the Court if need so arises subsequently. Petitioner is directed to place on record additional material, if required. 4. With these observations, the petition stands disposed of. ( Sanjay Karol ), Judge. June 24, 2010 (rana)