Ram Lakhan Paswan v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22369 of 2014 ===========================================================

1. Ram Lakhan Paswan, Son of - Late Janak Paswan, Resident of Village- Naina Ghat, Tola Sundarpur, ViaSakari, P.S.- Darbhanga Sadar, DistrictDarbhanga,(Bihar) .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The Deputy Inspector General, Darbhanga Area, Darbhanga.

3. The District Magistrate, Darbhanga.

4. The Senior Superintendent of Police, Darghanga.

5. The Office -in-Charge, Ghalpatti, P.O.-Darbhanga.

6. The Branch Manager, Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank Branch, Bhalpatti, Darbhanga. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jawed Gaffar Khan For the Respondent/s : Mr. Obaidullah, AC to SC 4 Mr Prabhakar Jha =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 02-07-2015 If the departmental proceeding against the petitioner is not concluded within four months, his suspension will stand revoked because the State has nothing to offer by way of progress made after the suspension of the petitioner as well as justification for not initiating or concluding proceeding which should follow as a corollary to the order of suspension because suspension by itself cannot remain a mode of punishment.

Writ is allowed in terms of the above observation. (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) sk U