IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9751 of 2009 JAI RAM SINGH, SON OF LATE RAM LAKHAN PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- IMADPUR, P.S.BIHARSHARIF DISTRICT- NALANDA, JUNIOR ENGINEER (UNDER SUSPENSION), IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR. ... ... PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, TECHNICALLY,SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 3. ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PATNA. 4. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SPECIAL DIVISION NAWADA(GRAMIN KARYA WIBHAG, KARYA PRAMANDAL SANKHYA 2, NAWADA). ... ... RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2. 17.8.2009. Petitioner at the relevant time was serving as Junior Engineer but as he became accused in a criminal case and was taken in custody was later suspended. The suspension orders are dated 26.6.2009 and is contained in Annexures 1 and 2 to this application. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is not being paid subsistence allowance although he is always available in the Headquarter for receiving such allowance. Let the petitioner appear before the Chief Engineer, respondent no.3, who should ensure that petitioner is paid not only the entire arrears of subsistence allowance but also the current subsistence allowance as - 2 - N.H./ early as possible in any case on or before 29th of August,2009 and the application is, accordingly, disposed of. It is also made clear that in future also petitioner should also be paid his current subsistence allowance on the Ist day of every succeeding month. ( V.N. Sinha,J.)