Full Judgment
11. 01-2012 The Court is informed that the Anchal Adhikari has been promoted as Deputy Collector and the Circle Inspector as Circle Officer. The latter is under the administrative control of the opposite party No.1. He has been placed under suspension and departmental proceedings have been initiated against him. Departmental proceedings have also been initiated against the Deputy Collector by the Department of General Administration. The Deputy Collector has filed his reply and the District Magistrate, Gaya has been directed to submit his comments on the same. It has been submitted that both the proceedings are expected to be completed within two months. No fresh orders shall be passed by opposite party No.1 in the meantime with regard to the petitioner. The opposite party No.1 shall bring the present order to the attention of all concerned with regard to the Patna High Court MJC No.1587 of 2011 (5) dt.11-01-2012 2 departmental proceedings against the Deputy Collector and the Circle Officer. Any impediment created in the expeditious conclusion of the departmental proceedings may expose the concerned to the risk of proceedings in the present matter. If subsistence allowance has not been paid to the petitioner, the Court expects the opposite party No.1 to look into the same and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law in the meantime. It is also expected that the legitimate claims in that regard, if any, shall then be paid. List at the same position after two weeks. Personal appearance of opposite party No.1 is dispensed with for the present only. (Navin Sinha, J) Krishna Chandra Jha/-