IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6426 of 2009 SUDARSHAN SAHANI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 20/5/2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. Grievance of the petitioner as against the order of punishment in the departmental proceeding cannot be examined by this Court because the petitioner has already availed statutory alternative remedy by filing an appeal against such order. From Annexure 10 of the writ application it would appear that such appeal filed by the petitioner has remained pending for the last two years despite reminder issued from the office of the Director General of Police on 20th September, 2007, as the D.I.G. Tirhut Division, the appellate authority, has not cared to dispose of the appeal. That being so, this Court would direct the said appellate authority to pass a final order in the appeal within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Let it be made clear that this Court has not gone into merits of the case of the petitioner and therefore the appellate authority should pass order in accordance with law, but such order must be a speaking order. 2 With the aforementioned observations/directions this application is disposed of. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)