SUMIT MAJUMDAR Vs. COAL INDIA LTD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The flaw which I initially notice in the order of the Appellate Authority dated 9th September, 2011, is that it is passed without any reasons. The ground advanced for upholding the order of the disciplinary authority is this:-

(2.) This flaw goes to the root of the matter. Any adjudicator while passing an order is required to give reasons in support thereof. The reasons may not be long but they have to be adequate, so that the mental process of the adjudicator is made known.

(3.) For this error, which is quite fundamental, the order of the Appellate Authority dated 9th September, 2011 is set aside.