Gauri Shankar Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5809 of 2018 ====================================================== Gauri Shankar Chaudhary, s/o late Ram Krishna Chaudhary, r/o MohallaGosai Tola, PS-Pataliputra colony in the town and district of Patna and formerly posted as clerk in Naubatpur block PS Naubatpur under Danapur Sub Division, Dist-Patna .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Bihar Old Secretarial Building, Patna

2. The Divisional Commissioner, Patna Division, West of Gandhi Maidan, Patna

3. The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Patna

4. The Additional Collector, Patna-cum-Inquiry officer of the departmental proceeding vide memo no. G111-05/2015-2349/Establishment, Patna dated 05.09.2016

5. The Block Development Officer, Naubatpur Block, Patna .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhirendra Kumar Gupta For the Respondent/s : Mr. Manish Kumar-Gp4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 06-04-2018 The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the pending departmental proceeding may be directed to be decided within a specified time frame failing which it may be directed that the suspension shall stand revoked.

In view of the limited prayer of the petitioner, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the disciplinary authority to pass a final order in the ongoing departmental proceeding within a period of three months from today, failing which, the order of suspension shall stand revoked automatically. (Mohit Kumar Shah, J) rinkee/- U