IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2799 of 2006 BASISTHA NARAIN SINGH SON OF LATE RAGHO SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. PARASAGARH, P.S. EKAMA, DISTRICT SARAN Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH HOME SECRETARY, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL CUM INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, DARBHANGA. 4. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MADHUBANI. ----------- 2 26/10/2010 Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner against the punishment of non grant of salary and other allowances for the period of suspension merits consideration, in light of the law laid down in the cases of Pramod Kumar Vs. The Champaran Kshetriya Gramin Bank and others reported in 2003(4) PLJR, 68 and Sri Mahabir Prasad Vs. The State of Bihar and others reported in 1988 PLJR, 82. In absence of any categorical assertion and averment made by the State and having not followed the procedure laid own under Rule 97 of the Bihar Service Code the orders as contained in annexures 6 and 9 stand quashed so far as - 2 - they relate to the petitioner. This writ application is allowed. AMIN/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)