IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9746 of 2009 CHANDESHWAR PRASAD, Son of Late Tulsi Mahto of resident of Village and P.O. Manand, Police Station Silaw, District – Nalanda, presently posted as Assistant in the Department of Panchayat Raj Govt. of Bihar, At New Secretariat, Patna. ….. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Personal Secretary to Hon’ble Minister, Personnel and Administrative Department, Old Secretariat, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative, Old Secretariat, Patna. 5. The Joint Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative, Govt. of Bihar at Old Secretariat, Patna. 6. The Secretary, Excise and Prohibition Department, Govt. of Bihar at New Secretariat, Patna. 7. The Secretary, Urban Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, at New Secretariat, Patna. 8. Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, New Secretariat, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 9. Deputy Secretary, Tourism Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. …. Respondents. ----------- 02/ 13.08.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner at the relevant time served as Section Officer in the Urban Development Department of the State Government. He was proceeded against and after conclusion of the departmental proceeding punishment order bearing memo no. 7926 dated 2nd November, 2008, Annexure-1 has been passed, whereunder he has been reverted from the post of the Section Officer to that of the Assistant. Petitioner has challenged the punishment order by filing an appeal before the State Government and the memo of appeal has been addressed to the Hon’ble the Chief Minister as he is also the departmental Minister of the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department of the State Government. The memo of appeal is dated 2.1.2009 which is contained in Annexure-2 to this application. - 2 - 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that although more than six months have already passed but the Hon’ble the Chief Minister has not been able to find time to dispose of the appeal. 4. Having heard the counsel for the parties, I request the Chief Minister to consider the appeal and dispose of the same as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. DKS/ (V.N.Sinha, J.)