IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7688 of 2011 Md.Afftab Alam, son of Ibrarul Haque, resident of Samanpura, Raja Bazar, P S – Shastri Nagar, District-Patna. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through its Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat Building, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary to Govt. in the Road Construction Department, Visheshwaraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. The Engineer-in-Chief cum Additional Commissioner cum Special Secretary to Govt. in the Road Construction Department, Visheshwaraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 4. The Deputy Secretary (Vigilance) to Govt. in the Road Construction Department, Visheshwaraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. ----------- 02. 11.8.2011 The short point raised by the learned senior counsel for the petitioner against the impugned order contained in Annexure-3 does merit consideration. It is evident that the petitioner had filed appeal before the Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar, in terms of annexure-12, who also happens to be the designated authority in terms of Rule 24(ii) of the Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 2005, but Annexure- 13 indicates that by a cryptic order which shows non- consideration or non-application of mind, the disciplinary authority itself has issued Annexure-13. Annexure-13, therefore, is quashed. Writ is allowed on this limited question. Matter is remitted back to the Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department to consider the appeal of the petitioner and pass a reasoned order within a reasonable time 2 frame preferably within a period of three months from the date of communication/production of a copy of this order. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)