IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18384 of 2011 Praween Kumar Son Of Late Baiday Nath Prasad Executive Engineer, Building Construction Department (Now Suspended), Residing At Mohalla- Kankarbagh, Police Station- Kankarbagh, District- Patna ……………….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department, Bihar, Patna 3. The Additional Secretary, Road Construction Department, Bihar, Patna 4. The Deputy Secretary, (Vigilance), Road Construction Department, Bihar, Patna 5. The Secretary, Building Construction Department, Bihar, Patna 6. The Joint Secretary Cum Chief Vigilance Officer, Building Construction Department, Bihar, Patna …………….. Respondents ---------------------------------- 02. 25.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. Petitioner has been suspended in terms of Annexure- 3 after institution of Vigilance Case No. 18 of 2009, filed on 12.03.2009. Lodging of criminal case compelled the respondents to suspend the petitioner. They have also decided to initiate a departmental proceeding for a set of charges, which has already been served. Since the suspension arises from the institution of criminal case, the time-frame fixed with regard to a suspension arising out of a contemplated departmental enquiry is not available in such a matter under Rule 9 of Bihar Government Servant (CCA) Rules, 2005. However, it will be in the interest of the petitioner to cooperate with the authorities in the departmental proceeding and take it to its logical end. The State shall also ensure that the matter 2 is expedited and not dragged on for many years. No interference with the suspension is required in the given facts of the present case. Efforts will be made to conclude the departmental proceeding, if the petitioner cooperates, within a period of six months. The Writ is disposed of with the above direction. SKM (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)