Speaking order required for penalty on short landing; non-reasoned equivalent penalty was remanded for fresh adjudication.

A penalty imposed for short landing was found unsustainable because the order gave no specific reasons for fastening an equivalent penalty and was not a speaking order. The penalty issue was therefore remanded to the adjudicating authority for fresh consideration, with a direction to pass a reasoned order and give the party an opportunity of hearing before any fresh adjudication on penalty.

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Issues: Whether the penalty order imposing an equivalent penalty for short landing, passed without specific reasons, could be sustained and whether the matter required remand for fresh consideration.

Analysis: The order imposing penalty did not disclose any specific reasoning for fastening an equivalent penalty in the facts and circumstances. As the order was not a speaking order, the matter required reconsideration by the adjudicating authority. The party was also to be given an opportunity before fresh adjudication on penalty.

Conclusion: The penalty issue was remanded to the adjudicating authority for fresh decision by a speaking order after giving the party an opportunity of hearing.

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