IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.730 of 2008 \ KRISHNADEO NARAIN SINGH, Son of Late Ram Samujh Singh, resident of village & post-Moap Kalan, P.S.-Tarari, District-Bhojpur, at present posted as Junior Engineer, Gramin Vikas, Special Division No. II, Garhwa (Jharkhand). .........Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar, Sri Ashok Kumar Sinha, through the Secretary to the Government, Water Resources Department, Sinchai Bhawan, Patna. 2. Shri Vimal Kumar Niraj, the Under Secertary to the Government of Water Resources Department, Sinchai Bhawan, Patna. 3. Sri Ashok Kumar, the Deputy Secretary to the Government of Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Sinchai Bhawan, Patna . 4. Shri D.K. Singh, the Engineeer-in-Chief-cum-Special Secretary- cum-Additional Commissioner, Water Resources Department, Sinchai Bhawan, Patna. 5. Sri C.P. Singh, the Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Aurangabad. 6. Sri Rajeshwar Dayal, Chief Engineer, Irrigation Department, Samastipur. 7. Md. Abdul Mannan Khan, the Executive Engineer, North Koel Canal Dvision No. 1, Aurangabad, District-Aurangabad. 8. Shri Gunja Ram the Superintending Engineer, North Koel Canal Division Canal Circle, Aurangabad. ............Opp. Parties. ----------- 2/ 04.02.2010 No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. Show cause has been filed on behalf of Executive Engineer, North Koel Canal Division No. 1, Aurangabad, opposite party No. 7. Opposite party No. 7 was directed to take all necessary steps for completion of handing over of charge by the petitioner, by giving all necessary assistance within four weeks from the date of the production of order. It was further directed that the report of the completion of handing over of the charge must be submitted by O.P. No. 7 before the concerned authority in the State of Jharkhand, before whom the departmental 2 proceeding is pending. In the show cause of opposite party No. 7, it is stated that the petitioner was reluctant in handing over the charge of the materials but after insistence the handing and taking over of the charge was completed after some delay for which the petitioner himself was responsible. The report has also been submitted before the concerned authority, responsible for conducting the departmental proceeding against the petitioner. The statement in the show cause indicates proper compliance of the direction by O.P. No. 7. Accordingly, the proceeding is dropped. Sanjeet/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)