IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15196 of 2010 Niranjan Prasad Sinha @ Niranjan Prasad Srivastava, Son of Late Bishundeo Narayan Prasad, Resident of village Dhawahi, P.O. Dhawahi, P.S. Harsidhi, District East Champaran at present suspended employee Assistant-cum-Typist, posted at District Programme Officer, Office Bettiah, District West Champaran……………………………………..……..Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Secretary through the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Patna, Bihar. 3. The Additional Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran. 5. The District Programme Officer, Bettiah, West Champaran. 6. The District Programme Officer, Gopalganj…………………………………………………...Respondents ----------- 2 01.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. From Annexure-1 dated 23.07.2010, it appears that the petitioner was suspended pending a departmental enquiry under Rule 9(1) (Ka) of the Bihar Government Servant (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 2005. Subsequently charges have also been framed and served on him, vide Annexure-3 series. However, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no progress has 2 been made in the departmental proceeding and the same is still pending. In the circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to conclude the departmental proceeding against the petitioner with issue of final orders by the Disciplinary Authority within four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It is made clear that if within four months, the departmental proceeding is not concluded, the order of suspension of the petitioner shall stand quashed. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)