IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9200 of 2011 Jai Ram Jha, son of Nilambar Jha, resident of village- Jai Nagar (Brahaman Tola), P.S. Jai Nagar, District- Madhubani ………. Petitioner Versus 1. The Bihar State Road Transport Corporation through its Administrator 2. The Chairman, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Pariwahan Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna 3. The Administrator, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Pariwahan Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna 4. The Depot Superintendent, Darbhanga Division, Darbhanga 5. The Passenger Manager-cum-Special Work Officer, Darbhanga ……… Respondents ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Pramod Mishra, Advocate For the Respondents: M/s. Prabhat Kumar Verma and Pushpa Sinha, Advocates ----------- 2. 20.5.2011 The grievance of the petitioner is that on a charge of unauthorized absence without leave for about nine days the petitioner was suspended by order dated 1.7.2010 and departmental proceedings against him has been initiated by issuing charge sheet on the same day. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that despite the passage of ten and a half months the proceedings have not been concluded. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2 respondent-authorities of the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation to dispose of the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. S.Pandey ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)