Skant Kumar Gupta v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4269 of 2023 ====================================================== Skant Kumar Gupta Son of Nand Lal Gupta, Resident of Village - Chailahan, P.S. - Banjaria, District - East Champaran.
... ... Petitioner
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar through the Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 2.
The Director General Of Police, Bihar, Patna. 3.
The Additional Director General of Police (Budget, Welfare and Appeal) Bihar, Patna.
4.
The Additional Director General of Police- cum-Director, Bihar Police Academy, Rajgir.
5.
The Deputy Inspector General of Police cum-Deputy Director, Bihar Police Academy, Rajgir.
6.
The Assistant Director (Administration) Bihar Police Academy, Rajgir. 7.
The Superintendent of Police-cum-In-charge Assistant Director, Bihar Police Academy, Rajgir, Camp- Bihar Special Arms Force- 04, Dumraon. 8.
The Assistant Director (Training) Bihar Police Academy, Rajgir. 9.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bihar Police Academy cum Enquiry Authority.
... ... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vinay Ranjan, Advocate For the Respondent/s :
Ms. Divya Verma, AC to AAG-3 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD ORAL ORDER 05-04-2023 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make correction in the designation of respondent no. 4. In paragraph '22' of the writ application, a statement has been made that being aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the order of dismissal, the petitioner has filed a departmental appeal before the Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna on 29.04.2022 which is still pending.
Learned counsel for the petitioner informed this Court
Patna High Court CWJC No.4269 of 2023(2) dt.05-04-2023 2/2 that his appeal has been sent to the ADG, Police, Training Academy, Rajgir for consideration.
Learned counsel prays for a direction to the competent appellate authority to consider the appeal of the petitioner in accordance with law and pass a reasoned order. Ms. Divya Verma, learned AC to AAG-3 is present for the State. She has no objection to the kind of prayer made on behalf of the petitioner.
Considering that appeal is pending for more than ten months, this Court directs the appellate authority (respondent no. 4) to consider and dispose of the appeal by a reasoned order in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. This writ application is disposed of accordingly. (Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J) lekhi/- U