Alok Prasad v. The State Of Bihar And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4117 of 2015 =========================================================== Alok Prasad, S/o - Yadunandan Prasad, Resident of Village- Ahiwaranpur, PODalmianagar, PS- Dehri-on -Sone, District - Rohtas at Sasaram, presently Executive Engineer (under suspension), Water Resources Department, Minor Irrigation Division, District - Sitamarhi, Incharge Tubewell Division, Sitamarhi .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna
2. The Principal Secretary, Minor Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna
3. The Additional Secretary, Minor Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. S B K Mangalam Mr. Chandan For the Respondent/s : Mr. SC16- ABBAS HAIDAR =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 09-07-2015 If the petitioner appears and cooperates in the departmental proceeding, since charges have already been drawn up and served because the said charge-sheet has been brought on record by the petitioner himself, then the enquiry officer will ensure completion of the enquiry within a period of six months from the date of production of a copy of this order.
The time-frame indicated above should be adhered to unless it is found that the petitioner does not facilitate conclusion of the enquiry by adopting one method or the other.
Patna High Court CWJC No.4117 of 2015 dt.09-07-2015 2 / 2 If the enquiry is not completed in the above time-frame, petitioner has liberty to approach the Court for an appropriate direction with regard to his continued suspension. The charges being what they are, it is in the interest of the petitioner as well as the administration both that enquiry is held in which either the petitioner comes clean or the system comes clean. Writ application is dismissed with above observation. (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) R.K.Pathak/- U