IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9877 of 2009 DR.NAND KISHORE NAWAL, SON OF LATE NAGENDRA PRASAD SINGH, SUWASH NIVASH, MOHALLA-RIKABGANJ, P.S. TEKARI, DISTRICT-GAYA ……PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Govt of Bihar 3. The Secretary, Department of Health, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of Bihar , Patna. 5. The Under Secretary, Department of Health, Govt of Bihar Patna. ………………………… Respondents. ----------- 2. 2-Sep-09 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing for the state. Petitioner has prayed for quashing the order of dismissal contained in Memo No. 1546(9) dated 15.12.2008. By the impugned order, the petitioner has been terminated from his post of Medical Officer, Additional Primary Health Centre, Tehta, Jehanabad. The order has been challenged by the petitioner by filing statutory appeal before the State Government and that is still pending. Considering the fact that the petitioner is pursuing alternative remedy available to him. This writ application is disposed of with a direction to the appellate authority (respondent No. 1) to decide his appeal preferably within eight weeks from the date of production/communication of this order. Akv/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)