In the High Court of Judicature at Patna. C.W.J.C. No. 7587 of 2009 Braj Kishore Singh, Son of late Deo Narain Singh, resident of Village- Motipur Purnai Bajar; Police Station- Motipur; District- Samastipur and at present Head quarter Shivaji Nagar Block; P.S. Hathauri; District- Samastipur :--------------Petitioner. -Versus- 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Collector-Cum-District Magistrate, Samastipur, 3. The Circle Officer, Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur :--- Respondents. ===== 02. 08.07.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is a Revenue Karamchari. He has been placed under suspension vide order bearing Memo No. 2446 dated 13th December, 2008, Annexure-1 in contemplation of a departmental proceeding as he was under unauthorized absence. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that inspite of passage of more than six months of the issue of the suspension order dated 13th December, 2008, Annexure-1 the memo of charge in Form-Ka has not been served on him. 3. Let the petitioner appear before the Enquiry Officer within a period of two weeks from today and thereafter the memo of charge be served on him and the enquiry proceed after receipt of the written defence filed by the petitioner which should be filed within three weeks of the receipt of the memo of charge and after receipt of the written defence the Enquiry Officer should proceed with the departmental enquiry and conclude the same as early as possible, in any case within a period of four months from the date of receipt of the written defence. Until disposal of the departmental proceeding petitioner be paid the subsistence allowance in accordance with law and the enquiry proceeding be disposed of within the time indicated above. 4. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha, J.)