IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8424 of 2003 AWADHESH KUMAR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 06/ 22.07.2010 Besides other submissions, there are two legal objections,which have been taken against the order of punishment passed against the petitioner. First submission is that he had not been given copy of the enquiry report and second submission is that it is the appellate authority who has passed the order of punishment and that by itself is a legal infirmity to the order contained in Annexure 1 dated 24.07.2002 as well as order passed in appeal thereafter which is Annexure X dated 21.08.2003 which has been annexed with I.A. No.794 of 2010. The interlocutory application is allowed. The contention of counsel for the petitioner on both grounds has not satisfactorily been met by the respondents. In view of above, both above orders stand quashed and the matter stands remanded to the Disciplinary Authority to proceed in the matter taking note of above two facts. The court expects that the Disciplinary Authority will take the matter to a logical end so as to conclude within two months since it is an old matter. The writ application stands disposed of with the above directions. shahid (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)