1 S.B.CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.2614/2008 Sudhir Kumar Khanna v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. Date of Order :: 26 th May, 2008 HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE GOVIND MATHUR Mr. Rajesh Shah, for the petitioner. Mr. Deepak Choudhary, for the respondents. .... The Director, Directorate of Agriculture, vide order dated 25.8.2006 imposed a penalty of removal from service upon the petitioner. An appeal preferred against the order passed by the disciplinary authority is pending before the appellate authority i.e. the Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan, Department of Agriculture. It is stated by learned counsel that the petitioner is coming from lowest rung of administrative hierarchy, therefore, his appeal requires expeditious disposal. Shri Deepak Choudhary, counsel for the respondents also not disputes that the matters wherein a penalty of removal or dismissal are imposed, expeditious disposal of the appeal is warranted. 2 This petition for writ, therefore, is disposed of with a direction to the appellate authority i.e. the Secretary to the Government of Rajasthan, Department of Agriculture to decide the appeal preferred by the petitioner as per the provisions of Rule 30 of the Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1958 within a period of three months from today. If any grievance of the petitioner survives after disposal of the appeal, it shall be open for him to avail appropriate remedy. ( GOVIND MATHUR ),J. Kkm/ps.