CWP(T) No.8027 of 2008 14.05.2009 Present: Mr. D.P. Gupta, Advocate vice Mr. K.D. Shreedhar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General for the respondent. The petitioner has made a representation against the issuance of seniority list of Executive Engineers circulated on 25.7.2000. The same was rejected by the competent authority on 15.9.2000. Mr. D.P. Gupta, Advocate has strenuously argued that the representation was required to be decided by a self-contained order. A bare perusal of order dated 15.9.2000 shows that the same is non-speaking/unreasoned. Mr. D.P. Gupta, Advocate has brought the attention of the Court to the Instructions notified vide Notification No.PER(AP-II)-A(1)-1/80, dated 16.3.1981, pages 584 to 586 of Handbook on Personnel Matters (Volume-I). Since the representation of the petitioner has not been decided by a speaking order, the competent authority i.e. Additional Secretary (PW) is directed to decide the representation of the petitioner afresh within a period of eight weeks from today. He shall pass a speaking order. He shall also hear the petitioner and take into consideration the Instructions referred to hereinabove. With these directions, the petition is disposed of. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), J. May 14, 2009. (rkv)