CWP(T) No.13759 of 2008. 18.11.2009 Present: Mr. Dilip Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Adarsh Sharma, Advocate for the respondent. Disciplinary proceedings were initiated against the petitioner. Penalty of reduction of his pay by one stage for a period of six month was imposed upon him vide office order dated 30th December, 2004. The petitioner preferred an appeal against office order dated 30th December, 2004 on 2nd February, 2005. The same has been decided by the Managing Director of the Corporation on 8th June, 2005. We have gone through the contents of office order dated 8th June, 2005. It is not a speaking order. It is well settled by now that the appellate order must be a speaking order. Their Lordships of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Roop Singh Negi versus Punjab National Bank & others, 2009(1) Scale, 284 have held as under:- “Furthermore, the order of disciplinary authority as also the appellate authority are not supported by any reason. As the orders passed by them have severe civil consequences, appropriate reasons should have been assigned. “ Consequently, office order dated 8th June, 2005 (Annexure A-8) is quashed and set aside. The appellate authority is directed to decide the appeal afresh by a speaking order. He will complete the whole exercise within a period of six weeks from today. In view of the above submissions, the petition stands disposed of. No costs. (R.B. Misra), ACJ. (Rajiv Sharma), J. November 18, 2009. (sck).