IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14436 of 2008 2 4.12.2008 Radha Ram Son of Sri Daroga Choudhary, Resident of Nalanda Colony, Khajpura, Patna, P.S. Shastrinagar, District Patna, at present posted as the Superintending Engineer, Head Works Circle, Bagmatinagar Camp, Sitamarhi VERSUS 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 4. The Deputy Secretary, the Governor Secretariat, Bihar, Patna ------- For the Petitioner : Mr Pankaj Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr Arup Kr. Chongdar, Advocate -------- Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that only prayer made on behalf of the petitioner is to direct the concerned appellate authority to dispose of petitioner’s statutory appeal against the punishment of censure imposed vide order dated 20.5.2008 (Annexure 7). It has been submitted that the departmental appeal has been preferred by the petitioner on 26.5.2008 and has not been disposed of in the last six months hence the appellate authority be directed to act expeditiously. In the facts of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with direction to respondent no.3, the Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna and respondent no.2, the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna to take required steps to ensure that the departmental - 2 - appeal preferred by the petitioner is disposed of in accordance with law at an early date, preferably within three months from the date of production/ communication of a copy of this order. sk (Shiva Kirti Singh,J.)