Reasoned judicial orders required: Supreme Court remands writ petition after High Court quashed a notification without adequate reasons.

The Supreme Court found the High Court's order unsatisfactory because it did not give clear and intelligible reasons for quashing part of a notification or for concluding that the issuing authority lacked statutory power to include the impugned explanation. In the absence of adequate reasoning, the order could not withstand judicial scrutiny. The appropriate course was to set aside the High Court's decision and remit the writ petition for fresh consideration and a reasoned disposal, leaving all merits open for determination by the High Court.

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Issues: Whether the High Court's order quashing part of the notification, without adequate reasons, should be set aside and the writ petition remanded for fresh decision.

Analysis: The order under challenge did not disclose sufficient reasoning to support the conclusion that the issuing authority lacked statutory power to include the impugned explanation in the notification. The absence of clear and intelligible reasons rendered the order unsatisfactory for judicial scrutiny. In such a situation, the proper course was to require a fresh hearing and a reasoned disposal, while leaving all merits open for consideration by the High Court.

Conclusion: The matter was remitted to the High Court for fresh disposal by a reasoned order, with no opinion expressed on the merits.

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