IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17295 of 2009 1. RANJIT KUMAR JHA S/O LATE HARINANDAN JHA R/O C-41 KRISHNA APARTMENT BORING ROAD, P.S. KRISHNA NAGAR, DISTT.- PATNA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY GOVT. OF BIHAR HAVING HIS OFFICE AT OLD SECRETARIAT, P.S. SACHIVALAYA, DISTT.- PATNA 2. DR. K.P.RAMAIYA S/O NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER THE SECRETARY S.C. AND S.T. WELFARE DEPTT., GOVT. OF BIHAR HAVING HIS OFFICE AT OLD SECRETARIAT P.S. SACHIVALAYA, DISTT.- PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR S.C. AND S.T. WELFARE DEPTT. HAVING HIS OFFICE AT OLD SECRETARIAT P.S. SACHIVALAYA, PATNA 4. SRI SHARIF ALAM, THE ADDITIONAL SECRETARY CUM THE THEN INCHARGE DIRECTOR HAVING HIS OFFICE AT OLD SECRETARIAT P.S. SACHIVALAYA, PATNA 5. SRI RAJENDRA RAM, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (HQ.) S.C. AND S.T. WELFARE DEPTT. HAVING HIS OFFICE AT OLD SECRETARIAT P.S. SACHIVALAYA PATNA ----------- 2. 9.2.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner was transferred from Patna to Muzaffarpur on 27.7.2009. He, however, submitted his joining on 23.9.2009. He was placed under suspension on 24.9.2009 on account of his alleged unauthorized absence leading to non-joining. Learned counsel for the petitioner from the letter dated 3.10.2009 of the District Welfare Officer addressed to the Deputy Director Welfare, Tirhut Division urges that he gave medical documents in support of his inability to have joined in time on account of the illness as represented by his wife also and which had been forwarded for appropriate 2 consideration with regard to his period of absence. Without interfering with the order of suspension at this stage, prima facie, this Court is satisfied that if there is a departmental recommendation which has a direct relevance to the grounds stated in the order of suspension and matters are pending consideration, the respondents are obliged to re-consider the issue of suspension in light thereof and then take fresh appropriate decision in accordance with law on the issue of suspension. Let the same be done expeditiously preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before respondent no. 3. The writ application stands disposed. P. Kumar (Navin Sinha, J.)