IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.484 of 2008 ----- Dr.Dev Kumar Sharma son of Late Hariraj Sharma, resident of Ashram Marg, Booti Road, Bariatu, Police Station-Bariatu in the town and District-Ranchi. ….. Petitioner/ appellant Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Department of Health, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Additional Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Joint Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Bihar, Patna. 5. Deputy Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Bihar, Patna. 6. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. …. Respondents/ Respondents ----------- For the appellant : Mr. Siddhartha Prasad, Advocate ------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal -------- Dated, the 24th November, 2008. Even if, we condone the delay in filing the appeal, we are of the considered view that Letters Patent Appeal does not deserve to be admitted. 2. The counsel for the appellant does not dispute that so far no order of punishment has been passed pursuant to the disciplinary inquiry initiated against him. As and when any order is passed against - 2 - the appellant in the disciplinary proceedings, if adverse to him, the same may be challenged in appropriate proceedings, including the grounds which have been set up in the writ petition. 3. With the aforesaid observations, the Letters Patent Appeal is dismissed in limine. This disposes of I.A.No.3648/2008 as well. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J. Sunil