Quasi Judicial Bodies Bound to Pass Speaking and Reasoned Order: HP High Court
The High Court of HP in Civil Writ Petition No. 3704 of 2012 titled as HP State Electricity Board Limited and another versus M/S Claridge Moulded Fibre Limited held that the quasi judicial authorities while passing an order has to pass a well reasoned and speaking order by touching all the contentions of the parties. The High Court was hearing a writ petition filed by the HP State Electricity Board Limited against the order passed by the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF) constituted under section 42 (5) of the Electricity Act, 2003. The Forum while passing the order did not render its findings on the points raised by the parties and thus HPSEBL feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied from the order, approached the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The High Court after hearing the parties, observed that Forum which has been constituted under the Electricity Act, 2003 is required to pass...