IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4033 of 2004 RAVI PRAKASH SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 15 5.8.09 This Court considering the fact, which have been noted in the order dated 14.12.2007, had desired to initiate a departmental proceeding against the Sub-divisional Magistrate, Saran and other responsible persons for the irresponsible manner they conducted their official duty. Shorn of all details, the fact was that the petitioner had applied for a gun licence on 18.12.2002. All reports from different authorities were received by March, 2003, yet nothing progressed and the matter was thrashed in the office of Sub-divisional Magistrate. Petitioner filed this Writ application on 31.3.2004 and then authorities woke up and papers were traced out and during the pendency of the writ petition, on 5.11.2005, the application of the petitioner was rejected. For sake of record, the same was set aside by this Court in this proceeding. This inordinate delay in dealing with the matters where application remained unattended over two years in the office of Sub-divisional Magistrate, left this Court to ask for initiation of proceeding against the concerned officer. That was on 14.12.2007. After much persuasion proceedings were initiated and regrettably even the Enquiry Officer has clearly found in para 12 of his order that for about one and a half years what happened to the application and where it was lying is not known. He found that no charges are established against the officer even though the delay is writ large and 2 not disputed. What is sought to be conveyed is no one is responsible . This is outright disgusting. This Court can say no more. If this is the manner in which citizens have to be treated in his own country and it is the right manner and no one is accountable, then I wonder who can help this State. I have no option but to close the proceedings. SINGH (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)