IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15860 of 2010 MD. ABUL KALAM, SON OF LATE MD. SAMSUDDIN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SAHARSA BASTI, P.O.+ P.S. SAHARSA, DISTT. SAHARSA(BIHAR). Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD THROUGH THE CHAIRMAN, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 2. CHAIRMAN, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 3. SECRETARY, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 4. JOINT SERCETARY, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 5. ELECTRICAL SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CIRCLE, SAHARSA. 6. ELECTRICAL SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, TRANSMISISON CIRCLE, MUZAFFARPUR. 7. ELECTRICAL EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL CENTRAL STORES, SAHARSA. 8. ELECTRICAL EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, TRANSMISSION DIVISIN, MOTIHARI. 9. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, TRANSMISSION SUBDIVISION, BETTIAH(WEST CHAMPARAN). For the petitioner : Mr. Mahesh Kumar, Advocate. For the B.S.E.B. : Mr. Ranjit Sinha, Advocate. ----------- 03. 24.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board(hereinafter referred to as the Board). 2. Petitioner at the relevant time served as Store Assistant in the Central Store, Saharsa. He is aggrieved by the suspension order dated 23.3.2010, Annexure-1 on the ground that in spite of joining the headquarter during the period of suspension in the office of the Assistant Executive Engineer, Transmission, Sub-Division, Bettiah petitioner is not being paid his subsistence allowance on account of misrepresentation in his representation dated 21.8.2010, although he has already submitted fresh representation dated 21.8.2010 to the - 2 - Assistant Executive Engineer as also to the Secretary of the Board dated 20.8.2010, which is contained in Annexures-2 and 3 to this application. It is also submitted on behalf of the petitioner that no purpose is being served by fixing the headquarter of the petitioner in the office of the Assistant Executive Engineer, Transmission, Sub- Division, Bettiah, as the proceeding is being conducted at Patna. It shall be in the interest of the petitioner as also of the Board if the headquarter of the petitioner be shifted from Bettiah to any other place near the headquarters of the Board. 3. Counsel for the Board agreed that authorities of the Board shall ensure payment of subsistence allowance to the petitioner within two weeks from today from the office of the Assistant Executive Engineer, Transmission, Sub-Division Bettiah, thereafter his headquarter shall be shifted to the office of the Executive Engineer, Patna City. The authorities of the Board should also ensure payment of arrears of salary prior to the period of suspension i.e. from June, 2009 till 22.3.2010 i.e. one day prior to the petitioner being placed under suspension within the same period. Having received payment petitioner should visit the Central Store, Saharsa and hand over charge. 4. With the observation aforesaid, the writ application is disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)