IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7990 of 2010 1. RAM NIRANJAN CHOUDHARY S/O SRI LAKSHMAN CHOUDHARY R/O VILL.+P.O. RAHIMPUR, P.S. KHAGARIA, DISTT.- KHAGARIA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE UNDER SECRETARY, PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 5. THE ENQUIRY-CUM-CONDUCTING OFFICER-CUM COMMISSIONER PURNEA DIVISION PURNEA DISTT.- PURNEA 6. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-CONDUCTING OFFICER-CUM-ENQUIRY OFFICER, PURNEA DIVISION, PURNEA 7. THE BIHAR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA ----------- 2. 12.8.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the State and for the Commission. The petitioner was placed under suspension and subjected to departmental proceeding on three charges. It is submitted that an enquiry report has been submitted on 8.3.2010 but departmental proceedings still remained inconclusive. Learned counsel for the petitioner has raised several issues of alleged illegality/irregularity in the conduct of the departmental proceedings. Since a final decision by the disciplinary authority is still awaited, and at which stage the disciplinary authority is required to consider all objections of the petitioner inclusive of any alleged illegality/irregularity in the 2 conduct of the departmental proceedings, this Court does not consider it proper to consider those submissions at this stage as the grounds are clearly premature at this stage. It is expected that the disciplinary authority shall consider and deal with all such contentions of the petitioner in context of the disciplinary proceedings by a reasoned and speaking order. Learned counsel for the petitioner moulds his submissions by placing reliance on an order of this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 11675 of 2010 dated 29.7.2010, with regard to another person similarly proceeded with on a departmental charge. Despite submission of the enquiry report, the proceedings were not being finalized and the petitioner therein requested for revocation of the suspension. This Court ordered as follows:- “ If no final appropriate orders are passed within four weeks as directed above, the suspension shall automatically come to an end but without prejudice to the other rights of the respondent” There is a striking similarity in the facts of the case to the extent that the enquiry report having been submitted, the disciplinary proceedings are now required to be concluded expeditiously in accordance 3 with law. Directions are therefore issued to the respondents to conclude the proceedings within like period of four weeks from the date of production and/or receipt of a copy of this order failing which the suspension shall automatically come to an end but without prejudice to the other rights of the respondents. The application stands disposed. P. Kumar ( Navin Sinha, J.)