IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5293 of 2010 Dilip Kumar, son of Late Ram Charitra Mistri, Mohalla Lakhi Bagh, PS Masaurhi, district Patna, at present Assistant Soil Conservation Officer (under suspension) in the Head Quarter of Soil Conservation Directorate, Bihar, Patna - petitioner. Vs. 1. The State of Bihar, 2. The Agriculture Production Commissioner cum Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Director Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, Patna. 5. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Patna. 6. The Subdivisional Officer, Danapur, Patna. 7. The Subdivisional Officer, Paliganj, Patna – Respondents. 2 12.4.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner has challenged the order, dated 23.2.2010 passed by the Director, Department of Agriculture, Patna by which the petitioner has been put under suspension on the ground that certain irregularities were committed by him with respect to misappropriation of wheat and that absence from duty. For the said reasons a departmental proceeding was initiated in 2008 which is still pending. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was working as Village Level Worker at Bikram. Thereafter he was promoted as Assistant Soil Conservation Officer and was posted at Nawada. In the year, 2008 a departmental proceeding was initiated which is continuing for the past two years. There is no irregularity in the order of suspension. However, the authorities concerned i.e. respondent Deputy Development Commissioner, Patna (or any other officer where the 2 proceeding is pending) is directed to conclude the departmental proceeding as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of four months. This application is dismissed with the aforesaid observation. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)