1 WP 536.....2011 - ( J ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 536 OF 2011 Nitin S/o Supadu Sonawane Age : 46 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : 457, Sidharthnagar, Chittod Road, Dhule. .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra (Deleted as per Court’s order dated 24/1/2011 ). 2. The Dy.Director of Education Nashik Division, Nashik. 3. Pashchim Khandes Bhagini Seva Mandal, Deopur, Vidhyanagari, Dhule, through its President. 4. Art’s Commerce Mahila Mahavidyalaya Vocational Course, Deopur, Dhule. .... RESPONDENTS Mr. V.D.Sapkal ,Advocate for the Petitioner. Mrs. R.K.Ladda, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for State. Mr. S.P.Brahme, Advocate for Resp.Nos.3 & 4. WITH 2 WP 536.....2011 - ( J ) WRIT PETITION NO. 537 OF 2011 Pritam S/o Shaligram Choudhary Age : 45 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : H.No. 2058, Galli No. 6, Dhule. .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra (Deleted as per Court’s order dated 24/1/2011 ). 2. The Dy.Director of Education Nashik Division, Nashik. 3. Pashchim Khandes Bhagini Seva Mandal, Deopur, Vidhyanagari, Dhule, through its President. 4. Art’s Commerce Mahila Mahavidyalaya Vocational Course, Deopur, Dhule. .... RESPONDENTS Mr. V.D.Sapkal ,Advocate for the Petitioner. Mrs. R.K.Ladda, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for State. Mr. S.P.Brahme, Advocate for Resp.Nos.3 & 4. CORAM : S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 09/06/2011 3 WP 536.....2011 - ( J ) ORAL JUDGMENT : 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned counsel for the respective parties, taken up for final hearing. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the respective parties. 3. The petitioner assails the Order dated 23/2/2010 passed by the respondent no. 4 and the Order dated 15/12/2010 passed by the respondent no. 2 confirming the order passed by the respondent no. 4, whereby the petitioner’s increment for the year 2010-2011 is stopped. 4. Mr. Sapkal, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondent no. 2 while dismissing the Appeal has not given any reasons. It has not considered the case put-forth by the petitioner and has mechanically confirmed the order passed by the respondent no. 4. The case put-forth by the petitioner should have been considered by the respondent no. 2 as it was dealing with the Appeal and should have given independent findings and reasons. 5. Per contra, Mr. Brahme, the learned counsel for respondent nos. 3 and 4 and Mrs. Ladda, learned Assistant Govt. Pleader supports the 4 WP 536.....2011 - ( J ) order passed. 6. The reasons are the life line of any judicial or quasi judicial order. Reasons imply the application of mind of the authority. From the perusal of the order, it is manifest that the respondent no. 2 has not considered the case put-forth by the petitioner. No independent reasons are given by the respondent no. 2. The case put-forth by the petitioner that the timing of the college was since 7.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and his absence at 2.30 p.m. is not material, has not at all been considered by the authority. The authority was required to come to the conclusion in respect of timing of the college and the case put-forth by the petitioner. No such exercise has been done by the respondent no. 2 while passing the impugned order. 7. In light of above, I relegate the parties to the respondent no. 2. In the result, I pass the following order : (I) The impugned order passed by the respondent no. 2 dated 15/12/2010 is quashed and set aside. (II) The parties are relegated to the respondent no. 2. The respondent no. 2 after 5 WP 536.....2011 - ( J ) giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, shall decide the said Appeal afresh by considering the total factual matrix and giving reasons. (III) The respondent no. 2 shall decide the Appeal within the period of six ( 6 ) months. (IV) The parties shall appear before the respondent no. 2 on 4/7/2011 and the respondent no. 2 shall decide the said proceedings within the period of six ( 6 ) months from the date of appearance. 8. Rule is made absolute in the above terms. No costs. [ S.V. GANGAPURWALA,J. ] KNP/WP 536.....2011 - ( J )