IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3619 of 2009 RAGHUNANDAN PRASAD SINGH son of Late Bikha Prasad Singh, resident of village- Kadwa Thakurjee (Kachahri Tola), Police Station and Block- Naugachhiya, District Bhagalpur, at present Sultanganj Block Office being Headquarter Under Suspension on the post of Panchayat Sewak Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur 3. The District Panchayat Officer, Bhagalpur 4. The Block Development Officer Jagdishpur, District Bhagalpur 5. The Block Development Officer Sultanganj, District Bhagalpur ----------- 02/ 07.07.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner at the relevant time was serving as Panchayat Sewak in the Block Office, Jagdishpur. He was placed under suspension in contemplation of a departmental proceeding under order, bearing No. 861 dated 27.7.2006, Annexure-6 to this application. Later, he was served with memo of charge in form Ka, which is dated 28.8.2006 and is contained in Annexure-6A to this application. In response to the memo of charge, he submitted his written defence to the Enquiry Officer, namely, the District Lang Acquisition Officer, Bhagalpur, but the proceeding has not yet been concluded, as it is said that in the meantime on account of transfer of the Enquiry Officer, the proceeding could not be taken to its logical end and the petitioner is languishing under suspension. Aforesaid contention is further reiterated in the light of the representation of the Presenting Officer himself contained in Letter No. 123 dated 31.1.2008, which is addressed to the Enquiry Officer. 2 3. Having heard counsel for the parties, I direct the Enquiry Officer to proceed with the enquiry proceeding on day- to-day basis and conclude the same and submit his report, as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order and after receipt of the report, the Disciplinary Authority, namely, the Collector, Bhagalpur should pass appropriate order in accordance with law, as early as possible, in any case within three months from the date of receipt of the report. 4. In the event time indicated in this order is not observed, the Collector, Bhagalpur shall be obliged to reconsidered the suspension order, provided the enquiry proceeding is held up not on account of the laches on the part of the petitioner. 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)