IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.19644 of 2010 ARUN KUMAR @ ARUN SON OF SRI YOGENDRA PANDEY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. NAZIRPUR, P.S. RAHIKA, DISTRICT MADHUBANI---- --- PETITIONER Versus 1.THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI 2.THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, NEW DELHI 3.THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, PATNA 4.THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, JHAPAHA, MUZAFFARPUR RANGE, MUZAFFARPUR 5.THE COMMANDANT-CUM-DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY, 160 BATTALION, CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, SECTOR-20, CHHANNI HIMMAT, JAMMU (J & K) 6.THE ASSISTANT COMMANDANT-CUM-ENQUIRY OFFICER 160 BATTALION, CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, SECTOR-20 CHHANNI HIMMAT, JAMMU (J & K)----------------------------------------------- RESPONDENTS ----------- For the petitioner :M/S Vishwanath Pd.sinha,Sr.Advocate Yugal kishore, Rajesh Kumar, Advocates For the respondents :Mr.Raghib Ahsan, Asst. Solicitor General ------ 3. 13.12.2010 The only direction sought by the petitioner is that the respondent No.4, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Central Reserve Police Force, Jhapaha, Muzaffarpur Range, Muzaffarpur should dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner against the order dated 20.7.2010 giving punishment of compulsory retirement to the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that under the guidelines the appellate authority ought to 2 have disposed of the appeal within the period of 30 days but the same has not been done despite the lapse of more than four months. In the above circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.4, the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Central Reserve Police Force, Jhapaha, Muzaffarpur Range, Muzaffarpur to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, in case the same has not been disposed of. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) Spal/