IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18258 of 2010 Neeraj Chand son of Thakur Shamser Singh, At & P.O.- Sidhpur, P.S. Dharmshala, Distt. Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, at present posted as Deputy Commandant in 35th Battalion (Bn.) S.S.B. Rajnagar, Distt. Madhubani, Bihar Versus 1. Union Of India represented through Secretary of Home Affairs, New Delhi 2. Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal, East Block-V, R.K.Puram, New Delhi-110066 3. D.I.G. Sector Head Quarter (SSB) Lakhimpur Khiri U.P. 4. Staff Officer (Administration) Sector H.Q. Lakhimpur Khiri Uttar Pradesh For the Petitioner :Mr. Gopal Jha, Advocate For the Union of India :Mr. Satyendra Kumar Jha, C.G.C. 02/ 04.11.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Union of India. 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 29.9.2010, Annexure-5, passed by the Director General, S.S.B., New Delhi, whereunder he has been placed under suspension. Order of suspension does not indicate that any proceeding has been initiated against the petitioner. 3. Counsel for the petitioner, however, submitted with reference to the enquiry report dated 22.10.2009, Annexure-1 that perhaps he has been placed under suspension in connection with the incident of killing of constable G.D. Kailian Thang on 16.10.2009. It is further - 2 - submitted on behalf of the petitioner that earlier six enquiries in the matter have already been conducted and petitioner has not been found guilty of having assaulted Kailian Thang. In the light of the aforesaid submission, it is submitted that suspension of the petitioner under the impugned order dated 29.9.2010, Annexure-5 is wholly uncalled for. 4. Having heard counsel for the petitioner and the Union of India, I am of the view that the Director General, S.S.B., New Delhi should ensure service of the charge memo on the petitioner as early as possible, in any case within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and thereafter ensure conclusion of the departmental proceeding within a reasonable time not exceeding three months and with this observation, the writ petition is disposed of. 5. It goes without saying that before filing of the written defence, petitioner is at liberty to ask the Enquiry Officer to furnish the documents which he requires for filing his written defence. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)