IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5424 of 2009 RAM PRASAD SINGH, son of Late Jang Bahadur Singh, resident of village- Sulemanpur, P.S. Kako, District- Jehanabad, presently posted as Principal Kendriya Vidyalaya Danapur Cantt. Patna. …. Petitioner Versus 1. The Union of India through Secretary, Human Resources Department, Government of India, New Delhi. 2. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Ministry of Human Resources Department, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 3. The Joint Commissioner (Admn.), Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Headquarters, 18 Institutional Area, S.J.S. Marg, New Delhi-110016. 4. Mr. S. Selvaraj, Assistant Commissioner-cum-Conducting Officer of the Departmental Inquiry, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Regional Office, Lohiya Nagar, Kankarbagh, Patna. 5. Mr. Somit Srivastava, Education Officer-cum-Presenting officer of the Departmental Inquiry, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Regional Office, Lohiya Nagar, Kankarbagh, Patna. 6. The Vice Chairman, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18 Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi. …Respondents For the petitioner : Mr. Jagnnath Singh, Advocate. For respondent nos. 2 to 6: Mr. Shivaji Pandey, Sr. Advocate with M/s G. K. Agarwal & K. Ravish, Advocate ----------- 4/ 22.06.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. During the pendency of the writ petition, the departmental proceeding against the petitioner has been concluded and an order of dismissal has been passed against the petitioner. In the facts of the case, we are of the view that the petitioner should first challenge the order of dismissal on all the grounds available to him before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner that, if so advised, he may challenge the - 2 - order of punishment before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Patna Bench, in accordance with law. It goes without saying that if any internal forum of appeal or review is available to the petitioner, on legal advice, he may avail such forum also. JA/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Anjana Prakash, J.)