IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8680 of 2011 RABINDRA KUMAR SINGH, son of late Ram Bhaswan Singh, resident of village-Mothi, P.S. Piro, District- Bhojpur…………. Petitioner Versus 1.THE BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT Corporation, Pariwahan Bhawan, Bir Chand patel Path, Patna, through its Administrator 2. The Managing Director, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Pariwahan Bhawan, Bir Chand patel Path, Patna. 3. The Administrator, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Pariwahan Bhawan, Bir Chand Patel Path, Patna. 4. The Special Officer, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Darbhanga Division, Darbhanga. 5. The Divisional Manager, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Darbhanbga Division, Darbhanga. 6. The Depot Superintendent, Darbhanga Depot, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Darbhanga……………… Respondents. ----------- 2. 13.5.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. No one appears for the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation. The petitioner seeks quashing of the suspension order dated 29.6.2010 passed against him by the respondent Administrator, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that he has been suspended on the charge of unauthorized absence without leave for a period from 2.6.2010 to 14.6.2010 by order dated 29.6.2010. It is urged that despite the passage of ten months’ time the petitioner is continuing under suspension without initiating any departmental proceedings, whereas the petitioner is due to retire in January, 2012. 2 In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to proceed expeditiously with the departmental proceedings against the petitioner and conclude the same within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J. )