DIRECTOR GENERAL, ICAR . vs SURESH MALIK — C.A. No. 9586/2003

Summary of C.A. No. 009586/2003 (26 November 2009): The Supreme Court set aside the High Court of Gauhati's dismissal of two writ petitions filed by ICAR (dated 6.9.2002) on the ground that the petitions were dismissed without assigning any reasons. The Court held that writ petitions cannot be dismissed without providing reasoned orders and allowed both appeals, remanding the writ petitions to the High Court for fresh disposal with proper opportunity of hearing and reasoned judgment. No order on costs. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.