Single appeal maintainable against one compendious order disposing of multiple show cause notices, absent a contrary statutory rule.

Where a judicial or quasi-judicial authority issues one compendious order disposing of multiple show cause notices, a single appeal is maintainable against that composite order. The number of notices is immaterial when the impugned decision is one order, and a later procedural amendment was noted as reinforcing that position. A reference on alleged conflict with smaller-Bench decisions was found unnecessary because the Larger Bench view prevails. The practical effect is that, unless the statute or rules expressly require separate appeals, one appellate challenge is sufficient for one composite adjudication.

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Issues: Whether a single appeal is maintainable against a compendious order disposing of more than one show cause notice.

Analysis: The order followed the Larger Bench view that where a judicial or quasi-judicial authority passes one compendious order disposing of multiple show cause notices, the appellant need not file as many appeals as there are notices. The reasoning treated the number of notices as immaterial when the impugned order is a single order, and noted that the later procedural amendment reinforced that position. It was also held that a reference based on an alleged conflict with smaller-Bench decisions was unnecessary because the Larger Bench view would prevail.

Conclusion: A single appeal against the compendious order was maintainable.

Final Conclusion: The appeal was entertained on the basis that one composite order required only one appellate challenge, and the registry was directed to proceed accordingly.

Ratio Decidendi: Where one compendious order disposes of multiple show cause notices, a single appeal lies against that order unless the statute or rules expressly require separate appeals.

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