IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2651 of 2011 Sudarshan Ram, S/o late Bandhu Ram, at present working as Block Education Extension Officer, Kuchaikot, Dist. Gopalganj. ---------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Shri Ashutosh Kumar, the Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. Shri Ranjeet Pratap Narayan Sinha, the District Magistrate, Gopalganj, now posted as D.O. Aurangabad. 4. Shri Rakesh Choudhary, the District Superintendent of Education, Gopalgnaj, Now posted as Principal, Teachers Training College, Masaurhi, P.O.+P.S. Masaurhi, Dist. Patna. -------- Opposite Parties-Contemnors ------------ 3 13.12.2011 Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into account the explanation which has been furnished by the counsel for the opposite party no.2 that the enquiry against the petitioner has already been completed but the final order could not be passed because of change of disciplinary authority, inasmuch as, such power has been now vested in the Director (Administration) of the Education Department, this Court would, by way of last indulgence, give four months time to complete the remaining part of the departmental proceeding against the petitioner including passing of the final order. It is, however, made clear that if a final decision and the order concluding the departmental proceeding is not passed within 2 the aforesaid period of four months, not only the Director, Primary Education but even the Director (Administration) of the Education Department would become squarely responsible for disobedience of the order of this Court. With the aforementioned observations and direction, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)