The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked the Punjab Chief Secretary to explain why action, including possible initiation of contempt proceedings, should not be considered over non-imparting of training to revenue officers despite earlier assurances to the court.Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri passed the order while hearing a case that highlighted repeated issuance of unreasoned and non-speaking orders by revenue authorities, resulting in prolonged litigation.The court directed the Chief Secretary to clarify whether officers, particularly in the Revenue Department, were imparted training as assured earlier. He was also asked to specify whether the commissioner who passed the impugned order had undergone such training.The dispute dates back to 2010, when a sale deed was impounded by a sub-registrar. The matter was remanded multiple times by higher authorities and the HC. However, even after 15 years, the appellate authority dismissed the appeal “by one stroke of pen” without discussing the issues or material on record.Justice Puri observed that the order was prima facie cryptic and non-speaking. He noted that similar orders had been passed in several stamp duty cases across the state.An affidavit filed by the Chief Secretary stated that training programmes were conducted at the Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration between 2022 and 2026. However, the commissioner concerned last underwent training in 2015 and 2021.The court observed that no such training appeared to have been imparted to senior officers exercising quasi-judicial powers for over two years, despite earlier undertakings.