IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 25538 of 2000 Between: ..... PETITIONER AND .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.D.KODANDARAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN Writ Petition No. 25538 of 2000 Order: The order impugned in this writ petition is the order passed in revision by the Deputy Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, vide proceedings dated 28.12.1999. In the revision preferred by the petitioner against the order of the Joint Collector, Chittoor, the Government initially, vide proceedings dated 16.10.1997, granted stay pending disposal of the revision petition, and thereafter, passed the impugned order dated 28.12.1999, which reads thus: “I am directed to inform you that as there are no valid grounds in your revision petition, the revision petition is dismissed and disposed of accordingly.” The order is cryptic, bald and is bereft of reasons. Basic requirements of principles of natural justice would necessitate an authority, exercising the statutory powers of revision, to assign reasons for rejecting the revision petition. The impugned order must, therefore, be quashed. Needless to state that quashing of the order will not preclude the authority to pass a reasoned order in accordance with law and communicate the same to the petitioner. The writ petition is allowed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. __________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J. Date: 29.08.2008 Nsr