IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No. 14485 of 2008 Decided on: April 20, 2011 Nirmal Singh …..Petitioner Versus HRTC and anr. …..Respondents _______________________________________________________________________ Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. For the petitioner : Vikas Bhardwaj, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Adarsh Sharma, Advocate. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The petitioner is aggrieved by Annexures A-3 and A-8, orders passed in the disciplinary proceedings. Annexure A-8 is an order on the appellate side, which reads as follows:- “Now, Therefore, the undersigned after careful consideration of the appeal and all relevant records of the case and in exercise of the powers enabling him in this behalf finds no reasons to interfere with the office order of General Manager, HRTC, Dharamshala issued vide order No. HRTC/GM-DSL/1-69-1281-82 dated 13.05.1994. Hence the appeal is dismissed.” 2. The petitioner has made several submissions in the appeal. We are afraid that the aforesaid order does not satisfy the requirement of natural justice. The appellate authority should have referred to the averments made in the appeal and passed a speaking order. In that view of the matter, without expressing any opinion as to the merits of the case, this writ petition is disposed of quashing Annexure A-8 and directing respondent No.1 to pass the order, on merits adverting to the submissions made in the appeal with 2 notice to the petitioner within six months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the judgment by the petitioner before the first respondent. 3. With the above observations, writ petition stands disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Justice Kurian Joseph) Chief Justice April 20, 2011 (Justice V.K. Ahuja) (pankaj/bss) Judge