IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.1623 of 2011 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 1815 of 2011 With Interlocutory Application No. 7535 of 2011 In Letters Patent Appeal No. 1623 of 2011 ====================================================== Dr. Subhash Kumar, S/o Sri Kedar Nath Singh, R/o Mohalla-Dushadhi Pakri Hanuman Nagar, P.S.-Kankarbagh, Patna-20. .... .... Petitioner/Appellant Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Chief Secretary, the State of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Principal Secretary, Department of Animal and Fisheries Resources, Animal Husbandry, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Special Secretary, Department of Animal and Fisheries Resource, Animal Husbandry, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. 5. The Director, Department of Animal and Fisheries Resource, Animal Husbandry, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. 6. Deputy Secretary, Department of Animal and Fisheries Resource, Animal Husbandry, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. .... .... Respondents/Respondents ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Sahvind Kumar Sharma, Advocate. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Umesh Kumar, A.C. to G.P. 1. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 2 08-11-2011 Re. Interlocutory Application No. 7535 of 2011: The delay of two days occurred in filing the Letters Patent Appeal is condoned. Interlocutory Application stands disposed of. Re. Letters Patent Appeal No. 1623 of 2011: The subject matter at issue is the suspension of the appellant-writ petitioner, a Touring Veterinary Officer, pending the disciplinary proceeding. It appears that the appellant is alleged to have Patna High Court LPA No.1623 of 2011 (2) dt.08-11-2011 2 / 2 2 committed certain financial irregularities for which a disciplinary proceeding has been initiated on 22nd February 2010. Pending the disciplinary proceeding by order dated 5th January 2011, the appellant has been placed under suspension. Challenge to the order of suspension has failed before the learned single Judge. Therefore, the present Appeal. To us, it appears that ends of justice will be met if the departmental proceeding is completed as early as possible preferably within three months from today subject to co-operation by the appellant. Order accordingly. Subject to the above direction, without prejudice to the rights and contentions raised in the writ petition, Appeal is dismissed in limine. Sujit/- (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)