IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5458 of 2004 Nagendra Singh, Son of late Sheo Nandan Singh, Resident of Mohalla Shivaji Nagar, Nagar Palika Khagari Road, P.S. Danapur, District Patna, posted as Head Master, Primary School, Kedalpura, P.O. Akilpur, Danapur-2, Patna. -------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Superintendent of Education, Collectorate, Patna. 4. The Area Education Officer, Danapur Middle School, Danapur, Patna. 5. The Block Education Extension Officer, Danapur Middle School, Lalkothi, Danapur, Patna. 6. Head Master, Middle School, Turhatoli, Danapur-2, Patna-cum- Drawing and Disbursing Officer, Middle School, Akilpur, Danapur-2, Patna. ------- Respondents ----------- 3 15.11.2010 No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. Counsel for the State is present. Admittedly, the order of punishment dated 17.5.2005 was passed during pendency of this writ application and such order of punishment in terms of the relevant fcgkj jkT; jktdh;d`r izkjafHkd fo|ky; f'k{kd ¼LFkkukUrj.k ,oa vuq'kklfud dkjZokbZ½ fu;ekoyh] 2002 being appealable, this writ application now for quashing of the impugned order of punishment is not maintainable. That being so, this application is dismissed with a liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal which if so filed within a period of sixty days from today, the same will be disposed of by the competent 2 appellate authority on merit without going into the question of delay taking into account hat this writ application had remained pending for a period of over six years even though it was no longer maintainable after passing of the impugned order of punishment. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)