IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12159 of 2009 PRABHAWATI KUMARI, W/o- Sri Suresh Kumar Choudhary, at present working as R.D.D., Bhagalpur, P.O., P.S. & District- Bhagalpur :----- Petitioner. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Director (Administration)-cum-Joint Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna :---------Respondents. ----------- 3. 15.09.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is Regional Deputy Director of Education. He has been proceeded against and the Enquiry Officer was the Additional Member, Board of Revenue who submitted his report dated 19.06.2007, contained in Annexure 3 to the writ application. Later the State Government refused to accept the report with further direction to proceed further in the matter. Such order is dated 8th November, 2007, contained in Annexure-4 perusal whereof indicates that without indicating any reason for differing with the report another Enquiry Officer, namely, the Departmental Enquiry Commissioner has been appointed to proceed with the enquiry. 3. Assailing the order dated 8th November, 2007, Annexure- 4 petitioner has filed representation before the Director, (Administration)-cum-Joint Secretary of the State Government in the Human Resources Department, who has communicated the order of the State Government under Memo No. 759 dated 8th November, 2007, Annexure-4. The representation is still pending as has been asserted in the writ petition. 4. Let the Director, (Administration)-cum-Joint Secretary of - 2 - the State Government in the Human Resources Department consider the representation of the petitioner and indicate the reasons as to why the State Government has chosen not to accept the report and has appointed another Enquiry Officer, namely, the Departmental Enquiry Commissioner. Order on the representation of the petitioner dated 20th February, 2008, Annexure-5 be passed as early as possible, in any case within a period of one week from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and communicated to the petitioner. 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)