IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP (T) No. 7678/2008 Decided on:9.12.2010 _____________________________________________ Ghan Shyam Dass. …Petitioner. Versus Himachal Pradesh Transport Corporation and others. …Respondents. _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the petitioner : Mr. Onkar Jairath, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Adarsh Sharma, Advocate for respondents No.1 and 2. Respondents No.3 to 7 already ex parte. ____________________________________________________ Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral). Petitioner had made representation against the seniority list. The same was rejected by the competent authority on 23.12.2000. It is settled law by now that once the representation is made, the same is required to be considered objectively and thereafter reasoned order is 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 required to be passed. Annexure A-4 dated 23.12.2000 is not a speaking order at all. 2. Accordingly, the petition is allowed. Annexure A-4 dated 23.12.2000 is quashed and set aside. There shall be a direction to respondent No.1 to decide the representation afresh assailing the seniority list of Clerks, as it stood on 31.3.1986, within a period two months from the date of production of certified copy of this judgment. There shall, however, be no order as to costs. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge 9.12.2010 *awasthi*