IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4556 of 2010 1. NITIYA NAND SINGH S/O LATE PARASAN SINGH R/O VILL.- PAHARPUR, P.S.- WAZIRGANJ, DISTT.- GAYA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS PANCHAYAT SEWAK ( PANCHAYAT SACHIV ), MAKDUMPUR, DISTT.- JEHANABAD Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COLLECTOR JEHANABAD ( DISTRICT PANCHAYAT BRANCH ) 3. THE DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER JEHANABAD 4. THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER JEHANABAD 5. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MAKDUMPUR/ RATANI- PHARIDPUR/KURTHA/KAKO, DISTT.- JEHANABAD 6. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT OFFICER DISTT.- JEHANABAD ----------- 2. 02.04.2010 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State. The petitioner was placed under suspension on 18.4.2008 in his capacity as a Panchayat Sevak. Departmental proceedings were initiated and chargesheet served on three counts on 15.7.2008. His grievance is that the proceeding remains inconclusive and he is to superannuate in June 2010. This Court has gone through the three charges. Let the departmental proceedings be concluded within a maximum period of three months from the date of receipt and/or production of a copy of this order provided the petitioner himself cooperates. Liberty is granted, if circumstances so warrant, to proceed exparte also to conclude the proceedings within the aforesaid time. But, in that event the Enquiry Officer is required to record his finding with clear reasons for the justification to proceed exparte. If the departmental proceedings in the aforesaid manner are not concluded within a maximum period of three months for no fault of the petitioner, the suspension shall stand revoked when the departmental proceedings may otherwise continue. The next contention is with regard to non-payment of subsistence allowance. That is a statutory right. If it has not been paid and the petitioner represents for the same along with a copy of the present order, while releasing the dues, if any, of his subsistence allowance, the respondents are directed to consider the issue of grant of reasonable interest on the same also. Let the compliance on the issue of payment of subsistence allowance with interest be done within a maximum period of six weeks from the date of receipt and/or production of a copy of this order. The writ application stands disposed. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)