1996 (3) TMI 482

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.... against the notice annexure P1 whereby the petitioner has been conveyed with the rejection of its appeal by the Higher Level Screening Committee. The petitioner claims that it was registered with the Industries Department of the Government of Haryana as a small-scale unit on August 29, 1991. It is stated that the petitioner was granted eligibility certificate so as to become entitled to claim ....

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....en challenged on various grounds, we are of the opinion that the same is liable to be quashed on the short ground that it does not contain reasons. There can be no manner of doubt that while deciding the appeal the Higher Level Screening Committee acts as a quasi-judicial authority and it is duty-bound to record reasons in support of its decision. The recording of reasons and communication ther....

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....emphasised in several judgments of the Supreme Court including a Constitution Bench judgment in S.N. Mukherjee v. Union of India AIR 1990 SC 1984. Similar view has been expressed by a Division Bench of this Court in C.W.P. No. 10769 of 1995 (Haryana Cotton Mills P. Ltd. Tohana v. State of Haryana) decided on December 8, 1995. In view of the above legal position, we quash the rejection of the....