IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7386 of 2008 YUGESHWAR RAM, SON OF LATE HARI RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MAHURI, P.O. GHOTIWAN, P.S. DUMARIA, DISTRICT GAYA AT PRESENT POSTED AS FOREST GUARD, IN THE OFFICE OF RANGE FOREST OFFICER, BENIPUR, DARBHANGA. -------- PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, VISHVESHWARAIYA BHAWAN, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, VISHESHWARAIYA BHAWAN, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE REGIONAL CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 4. THE CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 5. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, SARAN, CHAPRA. 6. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, MITHILA DIVISION DARBHANGA. 7. THE REGIONAL FOREST OFFICER, DISTRICT DARBHANGA. 8. RANGE FOREST OFFICER, BENIPUR,DISTRICT DARBHANGA.--- RESPONDENTS ----------- 2 18.5.2011 The petitioner is aggrieved by the order of punishment in a departmental proceeding dated 29.4.2006 by which the petitioner has been awarded major punishments. At the initial stage, I may mention here that the petitioner has not file any appeal but has come directly to this Court to challenge the enquiry report. The allegation against the petitioner is that he has not performed the duty and that he is responsible for cutting eight ‘Shisham’ trees. According to the petitioner he had filed a report vide Annexure-1 on 28.4.2005 to the superior authority and had also filed a Sanha in the police station alleging and giving the name of the persons who were responsible for cutting the ‘Shisham’ trees. A show-cause notice was issued to the petitioner. He replied through post. One of the contentions of the petitioner is that he asked for certain documents which were not supplied by the 2 authority concerned and he was asked to file a show-cause without those documents. Prima facie the petitioner has not been able to point out whether any prejudice was caused to him because of non supply of those documents. To my mind all these aspects of the matter could have well been raised in the appeal. The petitioner is, therefore, directed to file an appeal within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The appellate authority will consider all aspects of the matter and pass appropriate order in this case within a reasonable time, preferably within a period of six months from the date of filing of the appeal. I find no ground to interfere at this initial stage. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. Sanjay ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)