CHAIRMAN, D.A.,RANI LAKSHMI BAI K.G.BANK vs JAGDISH SHARAN VARSHNEY .

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to quash the disciplinary authority's order and the appellate authority's resolution due to the lack of reasons provided in the appellate order, which violated the principles of natural justice. The Court emphasized that even an order of affirmation must contain some reasoning to demonstrate the application of mind, as established in S.N. Mukherjee vs. Union of India (1990) 4 SCC 594. The Court reiterated that the absence of reasons undermines confidence in judicial authority and can lead to arbitrariness, thus violating the rule of law.