IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10758 of 2009 PRAJAPATI CHAUDHRY, S/o Late Ram Chalitra Chaudhary, resident of village – Maujamabad, P.S. Bihpur, District – Bhagalpur (At present posted as Panchayat Sewak (under suspension) Mirhatti Gram Panchayat, P.S. Sultanganj, District – Bhagalpur. … Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur. 3. The District Panchayat Raj Officer, Bhagalpur. 4. The Director, Accounts Administration and Employment, office of the District Rural Development Tribunal, District - Bhagalpur. 5. The Block Development Officer, Sultanganj Block, P.S. Sultanganj, District – Bhagalpur. … Respondents. ----------- 02/ 27.08.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by his continued suspension which was made under order bearing memo no. 150 dated 20th December, 2007, Annexure-1 issued under the signature of the District Magistrate, Bhagalpur. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that after receipt of the memo of charge dated 11.3.2008 petitioner submitted his reply before the Enquiry Officer, who having examined the same submitted enquiry report which is dated 28.5.2008 but the same has not yet been considered by the Disciplinary Authority and petitioner is languishing in suspension, although more than one and half years have passed. 4. Let the Disciplinary Authority, namely, the District Magistrate, Bhagalpur consider the enquiry report dated 28.5.2008 and pass appropriate orders in the matter as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. In the event, the District Magistrate is not able to dispose of the enquiry proceedings within the time indicated in this order then - 2 - she shall consider the desirability to revoke the suspension of the petitioner. In the event, District Magistrate is not inclined to revoke the suspension of the petitioner then she shall pass speaking order indicating reasons as to why the suspension of the petitioner be not revoked. 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. DKS/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)