IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12900 of 2011 Pramod Prakash Singh S/O Late Siya Ram Singh R/O Vill.- Chakbaso, P.O.- Lalu Chapra, P.S.- Saraiya, Distt.- Muzaffarpur, At Present Working As Senior Warden (Uchcha Kakshpal), Mandal Kara, Nawada--------Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Principal Secretary, Home (Special) Department, Jail Section, Bihar, Patna 3. Director (Administration) Home (Prison) Department, Bihar, Patna 4. Inspector General (Prison), Bihar, Patna 5. Jail Superintendent, Mandal Kara, Nawada 6. Conducting Officer-Cum-Jail Superintendent, Jehanabad ----- -------------------------------------------Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 28.9.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner has filed a statutory appeal before the I.G. Prison which has been forwarded through the competent authority. This appeal has been filed on 15.4.2011 and a copy thereof received on 19.5.2011. Since till date no decision has been rendered by the appellate authority, this writ petition has been filed seeking a direction for an early adjudication if not interference with the order of punishment. This writ petition is disposed of at this stage with a direction upon the I.G. Prison that taking cognizance of the memo of appeal and ground which has been urged therein, he shall decide the appeal of the petitioner after giving him opportunity of hearing preferably within a period of three months from the date of production or communication of a copy of this order. This writ petition stands disposed of with the above direction. RPS ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)