IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9843 of 2006 AWADHESH KUMAR PATHAK Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 3/ 8/8/2008. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. The petitioner was given the punishment of reduction to the basic scale and that nothing but subsistence allowance shall be payable for the period of suspension, in pursuance of a departmental proceeding by an order dated 6.6.1997. He preferred an appeal against the same when the matter was remanded for further enquiry by this Court. The matter remains pending at that stage before respondent No.4 despite reminders having been issued by this Court to respondent No.4 to dispose off the same expeditiously. It is unfortunate that despite the directions of this Court the matter has remained pending before respondent No.4 over an inordinately long time. Let respondent No.4 proceed with the further enquiry and pass an appropriate orders in terms of the directions of this Court within - 2 - a maximum period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Let respondent No.4 also submit a report to this Court on the administrative side explaining why the directions of this Court were not complied with. The writ application stands disposed. Let the Registry of the Court also verify if the records of the departmental proceeding which was remanded to respondent No.4 for further enquiry has been returned or not. If not, let the registry of this Court ensure that the same is returned forthwith without any delay, whatsoever, to enable prompt compliance of this order by respondent No.4. KC ( Navin Sinha,J )