IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12998 of 2009 BRIJNANDAN SINGH . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS . ----------- 2 4.1.2010 Heard Counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner had filed this application for quashing of the order dated 30.9.2008, whereby he was put under suspension pending the departmental proceeding. Further prayer was for a direction to conclude the departmental proceeding as the petitioner is going to retire from his service on 30.4.2010. During the pendency of the writ application the order of suspension has been revoked but the departmental proceeding is still pending. From the statement made in paragraph 15 of the writ application, it transpires that already an inquiry report had been submitted by the Conducting Officer, but instead of recording a final order a direction has been issued for submitting another enquiry report, with fresh finding. Petitioner has alleged that this amounts to hunting for fresh material substituting fresh charge in the original charge of inquiry, is malafide exercise of power. 2 Since the first prayer of the petitioner has already been allowed by the respondent authority, this application is being disposed of directing the respondents to conclude the departmental proceeding pending against the petitioner by February, 2010. In case the departmental proceeding further lingers, on account of latches on the part of the respondents, the departmental proceeding will be deemed to have been concluded, at the stage it is pending on the relevant date and time. (Mridula Mishra,J) A.Kumar