IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6436 of 2009 ASHOK KUMAR MANDAL Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 20/5/2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The petitioner in this case has challenged a seniority list and for such seniority the petitioner had also filed a representation before the authority concerned. It appears that such representation of the petitioner was disposed of by the Director Industries vide order dated 30.9.2008 but he has not been given any reason in support of his such decision. While it may be true that the executive authorities are not expected to pass a judgment alike the judicial officers, but then requirement of law is that while disposing of a quasi-judicial matter even the executive authorities must assign reasons in support of the conclusion arrived in their order. There being however no reason at all in the impugned order for rejecting the prayer of the petitioner the same is hereby quashed with a direction to the Director, Industries to reconsider the matter of the petitioner and pass a fresh speaking order in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforementioned observations/directions this application is disposed of. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)