IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7640 of 2011 Dr.Siftain Alam Versus The State Of Bihar & Ors ---------------------------------- 2. 15.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The only grievance of the petitioner is that he had applied for voluntary retirement under Section 74 of the Bihar Service Code on 15.1.2011, but no decision has been taken thereon by respondent No.2 and the reminders for the same were also sent. In the aforesaid circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2, Principal Secretary, Department of Health to consider and dispose of the application of the petitioner for voluntary retirement within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)