IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12094 of 2010 MAHENDRA BIND, SON OF LATE RAMDEO BIND, R/O SHEIKHPURA BIND TOLI, P.O. VETERINARY COLLEGE, P.S. SHASTRINAGAR, DISTRICT PATNA AT PRESENT WORKING ON THE POST OF SANITARY SUPERVISOR IN PATNA CITY CIRCLE. Versus 1. THE NAGAR COMMISSIONER, PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPN., PATNA. 2. THE HEALTH OFFICER, PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, PATNA. For the Petitioner : Mr. Kamla Lal Srivastava, advocate. For the PMC : Mr. Bishwa Bibhuti Kumar Singh, advocate. ----------- 02. 30.07.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Patna Municipal Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the PMC). 2. Petitioner is serving the PMC as Sanitary Supervisor. He is aggrieved by the failure of the authorities of the PMC to dispose of the disciplinary proceeding initiated against him under memo No.303 dated 24.10.1994, Annexure-2, whereunder it is alleged that in a drunken state petitioner misbehaved with his superior and others present at the place of work of the petitioner. From the impugned memo itself, it appears that petitioner was directed to furnish second show cause reply within one month from the date of receipt of the memo by him. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the proceeding has not yet been disposed of, 2 although more than 15 years have passed of the service of memo on the petitioner. 4. Let the competent authority of the PMC dispose of the proceeding as early as possible, in any case within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the Competent authority. In case petitioner has not already filed his show cause reply, the competent authority may pass ex parte order. 5. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)