IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5278 of 2011 Jaishankar Mandal, son of late Laxmi Narayan Mandal, resident of village + P.O. + P S – Bhawanpura, Via – Khartik Bazar, District – Bhagalpur ________________ Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of General Administration, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Finance, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Joint Secretary, Department of General Administration, Govt. of Bihar, Patna ______ Respondents ----------- 04. 13.10.2011 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State as well as having perused the supplementary counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents, this writ application is disposed of with a categorical direction upon the Departmental Enquiry Commissioner that he must ensure that the Enquiry Officer submits enquiry report within a reasonable time frame and the disciplinary authority thereafter shall take a decision with regard to the outcome of such an enquiry based on the findings given therein. The Court expects that all the exercise will be competed within five months from the date of production of a copy of this order. The question of grant of ACP will be subject to the result of enquiry as of now. Writ application stands disposed of with above direction. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)