IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9775 of 2009 SHEONATH PANDEY S/O LATE JAMUNA PANDEY, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA NEW POLICE LINE, SANKAT MOCHAN NAGAR, ARA, BHOJPUR, AT PRESENT ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY JAMUI, CIRCLE JAMUI, DIST. JAMUI …… PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY, CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, NEW SECRETARIATE, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, NEW SECRETARIATE, BIHAR, PATNA …… RESPONDENTS. ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Gopal Govind Mishra, Advocate For the State : Mr. S.K.Singh, S.C.22 -------- 2. 17.8.2009 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner at the relevant time served as Co- operative Extension Officer-cum-Assistant Registrar, Co- operative Societies. He has been visited with punishments by the Registrar, Co-operative Societies under order bearing Memo no.4800 dated 28.10.2005 (Annexure-2). Against which he filed appeal before the Secretary of the department, who considered the appeal and reduced the punishment under order bearing memo no.579 dated 17.3.2009 (Annexure-1) to this application. 3. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that even the order reducing the punishment is not in accordance with law and the punishment imposed against the petitioner is fit to be quashed. 4. Against the appellate order, petitioner has a remedy in terms of Rule 28 of the Civil Services Classification 2 and Appeal Rules. 5. Accordingly this writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the petitioner to file revision before the revisional authority, who should consider the same in accordance with law after condoning the delay, if any, in filing the revision and should dispose of the revision as early as possible in any case within two months from the date of receipt of revision application. Narendra/ ( V. N. Sinha, J. )