IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.578 of 2010 1. SHATRUGHAN PRASAD RAMAN S/O LATE RAM KRIPAL DAS R/O VILL ANPATTI SRI RAMPUR P.S- ASHOK PAPER MILL, DISTT- DARBHANGA AT PRESENT POSTED AT ANCHAL OFFICE, KUSHESWAR ASTHAN, EAST DARBHANGA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT.OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. COMMISSIONER, DARBHANGA DIVISION, DARBHANGA 3. COLLECTOR, DARBHANGA 4. SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER, SADAR, DARBHANGA 5. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, KEOTI, DARBHANGA 6. CIRCLE OFFICER, KUSHESWAR ASTHAN, EAST ANCHAL, DARBHANGA ----------- 02/ 25.06.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner’s prayer is for quashing of the order contained in Memo No. 1590 dated 23.5.2009, whereby the District Magistrate, Darbhanga has awarded punishment of stoppage of two increments with non-cumulative effect to the petitioner for the reason that he was not residing at the place of his posting i.e. Keoti. Petitioner is posted as Head Clerk in the office of B.D.O., Keoti Block. The petitioner was found absent when suddenly an inspection was done by the District Magistrate. Against the impugned order service appeal was preferred by the petitioner before the Commissioner, that was also dismissed. On consideration of the case and the punishment awarded by the impugned order, I do not find that there is - 2 - any scope of interference with the order. Being a government employee as per the Service Conditions Rules, it is mandatory for the petitioner to reside at his work place i.e. the headquarter. In case of any difficulty or for any reason, he wanted to stay at another place, he had to seek permission from the appropriate authority. A minor punishment has been awarded to the petitioner by the District Magistrate, Darbhanga after giving opportunity to the petitioner for submitting show cause. There is no error in the order. This application is dismissed. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)