IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3231 of 2010 SUDARSHAN RAM S/O LATE BANDHU RAM AT PRESENT WORKING AS BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER, KUCHAIKOT, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ. … Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, GOPALGANJ 4. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, GOPALGANJ 5. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, UCHAKAGAON, BLOCK P.O.+P.S.- UCHAKAGAON, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ 6. MAHESHWAR PD. SINGH, EX-BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, UCHAKAGAON, GOPALGANJ AT PRESENT WORKING AS EXECUTIVE MAGISTRATE, MOTIHARI SADAR, EAST CHAMPARAN. … Respondents. ----------- 3. 24.11.2010 Having heard Mr. Bipin Bihari Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State as also taking the impugned order of suspension into account, operation whereof has not been stayed in view of the order of this Court dated 27.4.2010, this Court is of the considered opinion that the ends of justice would be served better, if the pending departmental proceeding against the petitioner for the charge on which he has been placed under suspension is taken up and concluded expeditiously. From the order of suspension dated 19.1.2010, it would transpire that the memo of charge was also served 2 on the petitioner and that the District Education Officer, Gopalganj was also appointed as Enquiry Officer. In that view of the matter, this Court would direct both the District Education Officer, Gopalganj, Enquiry Officer and the District Superintendent of Education, Gopalganj, Presenting Officer to ensure that if the petitioner co-operates in the departmental proceeding, the same must be concluded within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It is also made clear that if the petitioner does not co-operate, nothing will come in the way of the Enquiry Officer to conclude the departmental proceeding ex parte. With the aforementioned observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of. kanchan/- ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)