IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17858 of 2010 RAJESH KUMAR GUPTA . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS . ----------- 2. 08.11.2010 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State. The petitioner was placed under suspension by an order dated 12.3.2009 and memo of charges served on him on 11.5.2009. The allegations related to non compliance of certain directions for making deposits in nationalized bank as distinct from the earlier deposits to be made in the Cooperative Bank of money relating to the PACS. The other charge related to alleged defalcation of money meant for the Indira Awas Yojana. At this stage the Court is not concerned with the nature of the charges as the departmental enquiry is stated to have been completed and an enquiry report has been submitted on 11.12.2009. Since the departmental proceedings have not reached culmination after completion of the enquiry it would not be appropriate for the Court to take any further notice of the charges or defence of the petitioner as these issues are clearly premature. Counsel for the petitioner however relies upon a similar order of this Court in CWJC No. 7990 of 2010 with regard to a person similarly situated. Noticing that an enquiry report had been submitted but that the proceedings still remained inconclusive objection had been raised with regard to alleged illegality/irregularities in the conduct of the departmental proceedings when all such issues were still to be considered the Court disposed off the writ application relying on an earlier order in CWJC No. 11675 of 2010 with the direction that the departmental proceedings be expedited and concluded expeditiously within a period of four weeks. If the proceedings were not concluded within that time the suspension shall automatically come to an end but without prejudice to the other rights of the respondents i.e. to proceed with the departmental proceedings in accordance with law. Learned Counsel for the State rightly submits that the aforesaid order was passed in the month of August and presently Assembly elections are still going on in the State. This application is therefore disposed with the observation that if the departmental proceedings do not culminate in to a final order within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt and/or presentation of a copy of this order, for no fault of the petitioner, the suspension shall automatically come to an end on expiry of the aforesaid period of six weeks when the departmental proceedings shall still be continued to be concluded in accordance with law. The writ application stands disposed. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)