IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8034 of 2011 DR.DINESH PRASAD, S/o Late Raghunath Prasad At present resident of Mohalla – Khajanchi Hat, P.S. Khajanchi Hat, District – Purnea Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Commissioner – cum – Secretary, Department of Health, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. The Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Katihar, District Katihar …… Respondents ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Jitendra Pd. Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Awadhesh Kumar, A.C to S.C. 17 ----- 2 06.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is working as Medical Officer, presently posted at Additional Primary Health Centre, Telta, Bahrampur, District – Katihar and he is due to retire from service in the year 2014. However, for certain reasons he had made an application for grant of voluntary retirement before the authorities concerned. Copies of the applications are appended as Annexures 1 and 2. It is submitted that no decision has been taken by the authorities till date though the first petition was filed on 2.2.2011 itself. 2 In view of the limited prayer made at the time of hearing of this case, this writ application is being disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 2 to take a decision upon Annexures 1 and 2 in accordance with law, i.e., the application / representation made by the petitioner within six weeks from the date of receipt or production of a copy of this order. Spd/- ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)