IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7501 of 2006 SUBODH KUMAR JHA son of Late Nageshwar Jha, resident of village Madhurapur, Police Station Bihpur, District- Bhagalpur. …. Petitioner. Versus 1. TILKA MANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSity through its Vice Chancellor, Bhagalpur. 2. Vice Chancellor, Bhaglapur University, Bhagalpur. 3. The Registrar, Bhagalpur University, Bhaglapur 4. Co-ordinator, College Development Council, Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. … Respondents. ----------- 2. 25.08.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ application reads as follows:- “1. that this is an application praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of writ of certiorari for quashing of show-cause dated 20.03.2006 issued by the co-ordinator, College Development Council Tilka Manjhi Bhaglapur University, Bhagalpur whereby petitioner has been asked to submit his reply of the show-cause within thirty days to the signatory and further praying for issuance of appropriate writ, order or direction for commanding the respondents to adjust his 59 days leave against his earned leave account.” As is apparent from the aforementioned 2 prayer, the petitioner in fact has assailed the show-cause notice served on him pursuant to a departmental proceeding held against him. Such writ application in fact on the face of it, is not maintainable inasmuch as a show- cause notice in a departmental proceeding being not a final order its validity can only be challenged as a result of final order of punishment. Counsel for the petitioner then informed this Court that as matter of fact on the basis of enquiry report an order has already been passed on 12.5.2008 wherein only the nature of punishment against him is that he will be kept under observation for a period of six months and with the aforementioned condition his suspension has been revoked. He has also submitted that said order dated 12.5.2008 has been made subject matter of CWJC No. 14319 of 2008. In view of the fact that said enquiry report has already resulted into order dated 12.5.2008 which has been made subject matter of CWJC No. 14319 of 2008, this writ application has definitely become infructuous. 3 Recording the aforementioned aspect, this writ application is dismissed as having become infructuous. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)