HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 39356 of 2026 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE J.J. MUNIR, J. HON'BLE INDRAJEET SHUKLA, J. The petitioner's claim for grant of compensation under the Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojna, 2020 claiming compensation in the sum of Rs.5,00,000/- on account of the death of one Ram Kumar, the petitioner's son has been rejected by the District Magistrate, Baghpat in terms of the following order : "सिमित द्वार उक्त अवेदन िनरस्त िकया जाता है I" When we required Mr. P.K. Shahi, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel to defend this order, which is utterly laconic and cryptic, he accepted the fact that the order is indeed one that carries no reason. He waived his opportunity to file a counter affidavit. We, therefore, proceed to judgement. It is to be remembered that any order made by an Authority, even an administrative authority, which has civil consequences must furnish some reasons for the conclusions reached, howsoever brief. The impugned order does not carry the slightest of reasons. It is also to be borne in mind that furnishing of reasons for the decision by an Authority that pronounces upon rights of parties is also a facet of natural justice so that the parties, whose rights are decided know why precisely their case has been accepted, refused, partly accepted or partly refused. The impugned order fails to pass the aforesaid test of an order deciding rights of parties in a matter like the present one. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shams Uz Zaman Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Smt Bhawar Kali .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Accordingly, this writ petition succeeds and is allowed. The impugned order dated 12.02.2026, including the decision of the committee on which it is founded, is hereby quashed. The committee concerned and the District Magistrate shall take a fresh decision in the matter within two weeks by a reasoned order and communicate the order made to the petitioner by speed post. Let this order be communicated to the District Magistrate, Baghpat by the Registrar (Compliance) through the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Baghpat within 24 hours. September 29, 2026 S.P. WRIC No. 39356 of 2026 2 (Indrajeet Shukla,J.) (J.J. Munir,J.) Digitally signed by :- SANJAY PURI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad