IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No. 12156 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : AUGUST 12, 2009 SARDARA SINGH ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. Raj Kaushik, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India has been filed praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing order dated 21.5.2003 (Annexure P-2) and order dated 6.3.2009 (Annexure P-5). It has been pleaded in the petition that the petitioner was involved in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychoptropic Substances Civil Writ Petition No. 12156 of 2009 2 Act, 1985. The services of the petitioner were terminated vide order dated 21.5.2003 (Annexure P-2). The petitioner was convicted. The petitioner carried an appeal, which has been allowed by the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jodhpur. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the criminal proceedings have attained finality in so much as the judgment of acquittal is the final verdict. In such circumstances, the respondents are required to review the case of the petitioner. The petitioner, accordingly, filed an application/representation (Annexure P-4). The Director, State Transport, Punjab, vide the other impugned order dated 6.3.2009 (Annexure P-5) has not passed any speaking order. The relevant facts and circumstances of the case have not been considered. Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Shri B.S. Chahal, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Heard. Having gone through the impugned order (Annexure P-5), I find that the order is a non-speaking order. No reasons have been assigned for 'filing' the application of the petitioner. The respondents are required to consider the application of the petitioner and facts and circumstances given out therein and pass a speaking and reasoned order. Since, the order (Annexure P-5) is patently illegal being a non-speaking order, the same is hereby quashed. The matter is remitted back to the Director, State Transport, Punjab, to consider the application of the petitioner (Annexure P-4) and Civil Writ Petition No. 12156 of 2009 3 take a decision, while passing a speaking and reasoned order, which should be conveyed to the petitioner. The needful be done within 2 months of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The petition is allowed to the above limited extent. August 12, 2009 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?