IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10214 of 2011 1. Arvind Kumar Verma S/O Late Bhagwan Prasad Resident Of Village -Khajuria , P.S. Sathi , Dist West Champaran Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Principal Secretary, Food & Consumer Protection Department Bihar, Patna 3. The Deputy Secretary-Cum-Special Officer, Food & Consumer Protection Department, Bihar at Patna. 4. The Deputy Director, Food & Consumer Protection Department , Tirhut Commissionery Muzaffarpur, District – Muzaffarpur. 5. The District Magistrate, East Champaran Motihari 6. The District Supply Officer, East Champaran at Motihari 7. The Sub Divisional Officer, Pakaridayal, District- East Champaran ----------- 04. 22.11.2011 It is evident from the counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondents No.2, 3 and 4 that the enquiry officer has already completed the enquiry and submitted his report to the department vide letter No. 243 dated 25.6.2011. Grievance of the petitioner is that he is continuing under suspension for about a year now despite completion of the enquiry due to laches on the part of the disciplinary authority to finally take a call on the enquiry report. Almost 4 to 5 months have gone past since the enquiry report was tendered and there is an obligation upon the disciplinary authority to take the enquiry to its logical end. This writ is disposed of with clear direction upon the Principal Secretary, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Government of Bihar (respondent No.2) that he shall take cognizance of the enquiry report and based on the findings given therein the departmental proceeding will have to be taken to its 2 logical end by either exonerating the petitioner if he has not been found guilty in the enquiry or issue him a second show case and ask him for a response within the time frame and then finally pass an order as to the kind of punishment, which is required to visit him. All this exercise must be done within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this order. If there is failure on the part of the concerned respondent to comply with the order there may be an occasion for this Court to interfere with the suspension order passed against the petitioner. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)