IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12302 of 2010 ANIL KUMAR SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 02 10.08.2010 After some arguments the only submission made is for a direction to expedite the departmental proceedings for which memo of charge has already been served. Let the departmental proceedings be concluded preferably within the time limit fixed by Government circulars in that regard provided the petitioner himself co-operates. If the petitioner does not co-operate, the authority shall be at liberty to proceed ex-parte also, if necessary, to complete the proceedings within the time fixed, but only after recording full reasons for their satisfaction of the circumstances in which the ex-parte proceedings are to be held and the efforts made to persuade the petitioner to participate. The application is disposed. P.K. (Navin Sinha, J.)