Administrative representation must be considered and decided by a speaking order after review of supporting documents.

A writ petition seeking limited relief was disposed of by directing the competent authority to examine the petitioner's representation, consider the documents relied on to support the claimed entitlement to payment, and pass a self-contained speaking order within the stipulated time. The respondents did not oppose this limited request, and no substantive determination on entitlement was made at this stage. The operative effect is a direction for administrative reconsideration with reasoned decision-making, rather than adjudication of the underlying claim.

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Issues: Whether the petition should be disposed of by directing the competent authority to consider the petitioner's representation and pass a speaking order.

Analysis: The relief pressed was limited to a direction for consideration of the representation in the light of the documents showing claimed entitlement to payment. The respondents did not oppose the limited request. The petition was accordingly disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to examine the representation, consider the relied-upon documents, and pass a self-contained speaking order within the stipulated time.

Conclusion: The direction to decide the representation and pass a speaking order was granted.

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