Supreme Court of India · 2009-03-25
U.P.S.R.T.C vs Jagdish Prasad Gupta
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SUPREME COURT 2328
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- U.P.S.R.T.C
- Respondent
- Jagdish Prasad Gupta
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Asok Kumar Ganguly, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the Allahabad High Court's dismissal of the writ petition was indefensible due to the lack of reasoning in its order, violating principles of natural justice. The Court emphasized that reasons must be provided in judicial decisions to demonstrate the application of mind, especially when the order is subject to further challenge. Consequently, the Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order and directed it to reconsider the matter with proper reasoning, thereby reinforcing the necessity of reasoned judgments in administrative law.