IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17320 of 2011 1. Manoj Kumar S/O Shri Jagdish Prasad, Presently Posted as the Assistant Engineer-Cum-Estimating Officer, Rural Works Division, Hilsa, P.O. And P.S. Hilsa, Distt. Nalanda Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Road Construction Dept., Govt. Of Bihar, Patna 3. The Deputy Secretary (Vigilance) R.C.D., Govt. Of Bihar, Patna 4. The District Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif, District Nalanda 5. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Nalanda at Biharsharif 6. The Sub Divisional Officer Rajgir, P.O. and P.S. Rajgir, Dist. Nalanda 7. The Superintending Engineer, Road Construction Department, Planning Circle, Patna 8. The Executive Engineer, National Rural Employment Programme(N.R.E.P.), Nalanda Dist. Nalanda 9. The Block Divisional Officer, Silao, P.O. And P.S. Silao, Dist. Nalanda ----------- 02. 18.11.2011 At this stage learned senior counsel representing the petitioner has a limited submission to make. He states that an appeal against the order of disciplinary authority has been filed on 18.10.2009 before the appellate authority, who happens to be Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department. Government of Bihar. The Court fails to understand as to why a statutory authority should take more than two years to decide an appeal since power is vested in him in this regard. Looking at the time frame which has elapsed since the filing of appeal and its pendency, the Court directs the Principal Secretary to find time for such issues as well and decide the appeal of the petitioner preferably within a period of 2 three months from the date of production of a copy of this order. Writ is disposed of with above direction. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)