IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.20440 of 2010 Raju Ram, son of late Manager Ram, resident of Village & P.S. Obra, Distt. Aurangabad ……………. Petitioner Versus 1. Chairman-cum-M.D. Indian Bank, 31, Rajaji Salai Chennai 600001 2. Dy. General Manager, Indian Bank, 31, Rajaji Salai, Chennai 600001 3. Asst. General Manager/Disciplinary Authority Circle Office, New Dak Bunglow Road, Patna 800001 4. Branch Manager, Indian Bank, Kochar Branch, P.O. Sonenagar, Distt. Aurangabad ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Ram Pravesh Sharma, Advocate and Mrs. Madhuri Kumari, Advocate For the Indian Bank: Mr. Sanjay Singh Thakur, Advocate. ----------- 2. 22.12.2010 The petitioner has come to this Court against the order dated 23.6.2010 passed by Assistant General Manager/Disciplinary authority imposing punishment of dismissal without notice against the petitioner. It is stated in the writ petition that against the said order the petitioner filed an appeal before the Deputy General Manager/Compliance, Indian Bank, Chennai on 10.8.2010 but the same has not yet been disposed of although the appellate authority was required to dispose of the appeal positively within two months. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent appellate 2 authority to consider and dispose of the appeal of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from today. This order has been passed in the presence of Mr. Sanjay Singh Thakur, learned counsel for the respondent- Indian Bank. S.Pandey ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)