IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5414 of 2009 Kamal Kishore Sharma, son of Yogeshwar Sharma, resident of Village- Kusare, Police Station- Karpi, District- Arwal at present Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Vishweswaraiya Bhawan, Patna. .... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through the Principal Secretary to the Government, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Deputy Secretary to the Government, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Project Monitoring Unit, Bihar State Water and Hygiene, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineering Circle, Saharsa, At & P.O. Saharsa. ... Respondents. ----------- 02. 1.5.2009 Heard Mr. Rajeeva Roy for the petitioner, and Mr. Dhirendra Kumar Jha, learned Assistant Counsel to Standing Counsel No.9. The writ petition has been preferred to set aside the impugned order of suspension dated 15.9.2008 (Annexure-1), passed in anticipation of initiation of a departmental proceeding. 2. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner was, on the eve of the order of suspension, posted as Executive Engineer, Public Health Division, Saharsa. In view of the allegation that his performance during the devastating floods which 2 has allegedly brought havoc to the Koshi region, he had not performed his duties relating to flood relief measures in spite of the lawful orders of the authorities. In that view of the matter, the impugned order was passed placing him under suspension. The charge-sheet dated 27.10.2008 (Annexure-2) has been served on the petitioner to show his cause within a period of fortnight. He has not annexed the copy of the cause shown by him, although it is stated in paragraph 11 of the writ petition that he has shown cause on 22.12.2008. 3. Let the concerned authority pass an appropriate order on the cause shown by the petitioner in accordance with law. This Court will be pleased if the same is done within a period of three months from the date of receipt and/or production of a copy of this order. 4. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. (S K Katriar, J.) S.K.Pathak/