IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7954 of 2003 BIRENDRA KUMAR SINHA SON OF LATE HARINANDAN PRASAD, RESIDENT OF MAHALLA CHANDCHAURA, P.S. CIVIL LINES, DISTRICT GAYA, AT PRESENT KYNSKILLED KHALASHI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY DIV. CHAPRA. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ELECTRICITY CHAPRA. 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY DIV. CHAPRA (W) AT CHAPRA DISTRICT CHAPRA. 4. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ELECTRICITY SUPPLY DIV. SIWAN. 5. ACCOUNTANTS OFFICER, ELECTRICITY ANCHAL CHAPRA, DISTRICT CHAPRA. ----------- 7/ 23-06-2009 No one appears for the petitioner. Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh appears for the respondents- Electricity Board. From the record it appears that the petitioner was allegedly caught red-handed while taking bribe, for which a Vigilance Case No. 14 of 2001 has been instituted against him. He was arrested. Consequent to his arrest, the petitioner was suspended. He was then transferred. The Vigilance case remained pending. At one stage the Vigilance department informed this Court that the prosecution could not proceed because of lack of sanction. Mr. Singh, for the respondents, submits that sanction for prosecution has been granted by Board and the Vigilance case is still pending. One fact remains glaring. The petitioner was suspended on 27.09.2001. No departmental proceeding appears to have been initiated. His suspension cannot thus continue ad infinitum. If the petitioner still suspended without any order passed in any departmental - 2 - proceeding thus his suspension which is operated for almost eight years would stand revoked. With this observation/direction, the writ petition is disposed of. BTiwary/ ( Navaniti Prasad Singh, J )