This Court, after hearing both the learned counsel and noting the submissions, is of the opinion that what is stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the certificate that is issued by the Open University is not clear and categorical, does carry some weight. As rightly pointed out, the University Authorities wanted the original certificate for verification. Apart from that, reading of the impugned order shows that except in the penultimate paragraph, all the other paragraphs only discussed the earlier correspondence on the subject including the show cause notice, reply notice etc., The importance of giving reasons in such orders cannot be over emphasised. The law is very well settled that the petitioner is entitled to know the reasons for which he was ultimately punished. If reasons were furnished, even this Court will be in a position to appreciate why the Disciplinary Authority has imposed the punishment against the petitioner. This is the reason why the reasons are always mandatory in such orders. They provide the vital link between the facts and the conclusion. The reading of the impugned order shows that there is virtually no connection between the facts and the conclusion. If reasons were assigned and given, this Court would have been in a position to appreciate the connection between the facts and the conclusion. In the absence of such reasons, this Court is of the opinion that the petitioner is entitled to an order as prayed for. However, in view of the passage of time, this Court is of the opinion that since there is a failure of the rules at the stage of final proceedings in June, 2019, setting aside the entire proceedings right from the
