IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No. 1373 of 2025 ----- Amit Kumar Thakur, S/o Krityanand Thakur, R/o 48, Mahishi, Ward No.15, P.O. Mahishi, P.S. Saharsa, Dist. Saharsa, Bihar, Presently residing at Kailash Nagar, Railway Colony, Pakur, Jharkhand ------ Petitioner(s) Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand through the Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of Jharkhand 2.The Director, Secondary Education, Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of Jharkhand 3.The Regional Joint Director of Education, Santhal Pargana Division, Dumka, Jharkhand 4.The Deputy Commissioner-cum-Chairman, District Education Establishment Committee, Pakur, Jharkhand 5.The District Superintendent of Education, Sahibganj, Jharkhand 6.The District Education Officer, New Collectorate Campus, Vikas Bhawan, Block- B, 2nd Floor, Shaharkol, Pakur, Jharkhand ------ Respondent(s) …… CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rishav Kumar, Advocate For the Resp.-State : Mr. Sushant Kumar, AC to S.C.-II …...... 04 / 24.03.2025: Heard, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that against the order of punishment of Censor and the order that the petitioner will not be entitled to his full salary for the period which he was kept under suspension, the petitioner has preferred a Departmental Appeal. The Departmental Appeal is still pending before the authorities. Petitioner submits that suffice it would be if a direction is given to the Appellate Authority to dispose of the appeal. 3. Learned counsel for the State submits that if the appeal is still pending, the respondents will take a decision and will pass a detail order. 4. Considering the fact that the Departmental Appeal is still pending, I direct the Appellate Authority/ Commissioner, Santhal Pargana Dumka to dispose of the Departmental Appeal of the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. He will also consider whether the punishment is disproportionate to the proved misconduct or not. 5. A copy of this order should be handed over to the petitioner. 6. With the aforesaid observation, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) R.S.