IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5191 of 2006 DEVENDRA TRIPATHI Versus BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD & ORS ----------- 5 15.7.2008 Petitioner at the relevant time served as accounts clerk with Bihar State Electricity Board (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Board’). He has been visited with punishment order dated 14.9.2005( annexure 10 ) whereunder he has been awarded punishment of censure and stoppage of two annual increments with cumulative effect. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the charges levelled against him that he was responsible for the average billing of various subscribers of the Board during the year 1987 is wholly misconceived as according to the learned counsel petitioner has nothing to do with the raising of bills as he is accounts clerks and his only duty is to maintain accounts after receipt of cash. Without going into the correctness or otherwise of the aforesaid contentions and only appreciating the fact that the charge levelled against the petitioner is that of the year 1987 but he was proceeded against in the year 2004 vide show cause notice dated 21.1.2004, I set aside the punishment order dated 14.9.2005 as contained in annexure - 2 - 10 as also the appellate order dated 25.1.2006 as contained in annexure 11 to this application on the ground of delay in proceeding with the charge. Application stands disposed of. shahid (V.N.Sinha, J)