1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4886 OF 1998 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's Orders Mr. S.R.Barlinge, Advocate for petitioner. ............................ CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE: 03/08/2010 PER COURT : 1. By way of present petition, the petitioner challenges the order dated 12/8/1998 communicated by respondent no. 2, thereby dismissing the Appeal filed against the order of disciplinary authority terminating the services of the petitioner. 2. Mr. Barlinge, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the impugned order, the reasons are not recorded for dismissing the Appeal and further that the petitioner was not given an opportunity of hearing before the dismissal of the Appeal. 2 3. The Full Bench of this Court while considering the rules, which govern the employment of the petition, has held that, it is obligatory on the appellate authority to apply its mind and to pass appropriate speaking order after affording personal hearing to the petitioner. 4. In that view of the matter, the impugned order is not sustainable in law. The same is quashed and set aside. The matter is remitted back to the authority for deciding it afresh in accordance with the Judgment of the Full Bench of this Court cited supra. We expect the authority to decide the Appeal within a period of 6 months from today. 5. The Petition is disposed off with no order as to costs. [ S.V. GANGAPURWALA ] [ B.R. GAVAI ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 4886.98