IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9540 of 2009 MURTUZA HUSSAIN son of Muslim Khan, resident of Village Chhauni, P.S.Town (Bettiah) District West Champaran. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.The Principal Secretary-cum-Commissioner,Department of Health, Bihar, Patna. 2.The Director-in-chief Health Services, Bihar,Patna 3.The Chief Medical Officer-cum-Civil Surgeon, Bettiah West Champaran. 4.The Regional Deputy Director, Tirhut Division,Muzafferpur. ----------- 2 25.8.2009. The petitioner has been awarded punishment of Censur, stoppage of two increments with cumulative effect, non payment of salary or anything except subsistence allowance for the period of suspension, deprivation of accounts work and for transfer to Additional Primary Health Centre, Malpur, Moraul after revocation of the order of suspension. The order of suspension has been passed in a departmental proceeding contained in Memo no.674(4) dated 10.6.2009, issued by the Director-in-Chief, Health Services, Government of Bihar, Patna. It seems that against the order awarding punishment, petitioner has represented his case before the Principal Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Bihar, Patna which amounts to preferring an appeal. Appeal has been preferred in the month of June, 2009 but till date it has not been disposed of. This application is being disposed of with direction to the Principal Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Bihar, Patna to decide the appeal preferred by the petitioner (Annexure-8) preferably within three months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. Sss/- (Mridula Mishra, J)