IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8933 of 2002 Kaushlender Pandey, son of late Srikant Pandey, Resident of village Nerut, Police Station Asthawan, District Nalanda, at present posted and working on the post of Assistant Teacher, K.R.K. High School, Lakhisarai, District Lakhisarai. ---------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Education Department, Bihar, Patna. 2. Director, Secondary Education, Bihar Secondary Education Office, Budh Marg, Patna. 3. Regional Deputy Director of Education, Munger. 4. District Treasury Officer, Lakhisarai. 5. District Education Officer, Lakhisarai. 6. The Head Master K.R.K. High School, Lakhisarai. 7. Sub-Divisional Education Officer, Lakhisarai. 8. Sub-Divisional Education Officer, Khagaria. ---------- Respondents ----------- 4 16.09.2010 No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. Counsel for the State is present. This writ application was filed for assailing the order of suspension dated 11.7.2002. Such order of suspension was passed in contemplation of a departmental proceeding and, therefore, if the departmental proceeding against the petitioners has not been concluded as yet, the same must be concluded within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, whereafter, a decision, with regard to the period of suspension, would be taken in accordance with Rule 97 of the Bihar Service 2 Code. If any order, however, as with regard to the suspension, in question, has already been passed, the authority will not be required to pass any fresh order in this regard. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)