IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12859 of 2011 Sanjay Kumar Singh @ Sanjay Singh ,Son of Sri Sita Ram Singh ,Resident of Village Hatiya Kandh P.S.Sahpur in the District of Patna. ……….. Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Vikash Bhawan Bailey Road, Patna. 2. The District Education Officer, Patna. 3. The Regional Education Officer, Danapur 4. Puspa Dant Singh presently posted as Block Education Extension Officer, Danapur. ……… Respondents. ---------------------------------- 3 17.08.2011 Heard Mr. Ashok Kumar Sinha for the petitioner, and learned Assistant counsel to Mr.Chakradhari Saran Singh, Additional Advocate General no-6.This writ petition in the nature of a Public Interest Litigation has been preferred for a direction to respondent no.1 to conclude the departmental proceeding against respondent no.4 expeditiously. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of the learned counsel of the parties. It appears that a departmental proceeding initiated by respondent no.1 is pending against respondent no.4 for his acts of omission and commission, while he was posted as Block Education 2 Extension Officer, Danapur Town, departmental proceeding was initiated way back in 2009. As per the unilateral version of the petitioner, it has not made any progress at all. The writ petition, is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.1 to ensure that the departmental proceeding is concluded expeditiously and in accordance with law. This writ petition is disposed off. Sudha (S.K.Katriar,J) (Ahsanuddin Amanullah,J.)