IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.20616 of 2010 AWADHESH KUMAR JHA, S/O SRI BEDA NAND JHA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. MORSANDA, P.S. FALKA, DISTRICT KATIHAR- ----PETITIONER Versus 1.THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE C.R.P.F. (NEW DELHI) C.N.O. COMPLEX (BLOCK NO.3), NEW DELHI 2.THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE C.R.P.F. O.P.S. PANTHA CHAK JAMMU & KASHMIR DIST. PAHALGAON 3.THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, C.R.P.F. MUZAFFARPUR RANGE, BIHAR (MUZAFFARPUR) 4.THE COMMANDANT 116, BATTALION C.R.P.F. BALAM PAHALGAON JAMMU & KASHMIR-----------------------------------------------------RESPONDENTS ----------- For the petitioner :Dr.Shashi S. Kishore, Advocate For the respondents:Mr.Raghib Ahsan, ASG ----- 2. 06.01.2011 The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 9.8.2010 passed by the Commandant, 116 Battalion, C.R.P.F. by which he has been given punishment of compulsory retirement from service of C.R.P.F. w.e.f. 9.8.2010. The aforesaid order has been passed in a disciplinary proceeding. Learned Assistant Solicitor General submits that against such an order there is a provision for filing an appeal under Rule 28 of the C.R.P.F. Rules, 1955 before the Deputy Inspector General of Police, C.R.P.F. but the petitioner has filed the same under Rule 29 and instead of routing the appeal through the concerned Commandant the 2 same has been addressed to the DIG, C.R.P.F., Muzaffarpur. It is admitted that otherwise the appeal has been filed in time. In the above circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file his appeal before the Commandant, 116 Battalion, C.R.P.F., Pahalgaon within a period of four weeks from today and in case the same is filed within the said period then the respondent No.4, Commandant shall forward the appeal to the competent appellate authority, who shall consider and dispose of the same expeditiously in accordance with law, preferably within a period of four months from the filing of the appeal. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) Spal/