WP(C) 4359/2008 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA . The petitioner, who was placed under suspension 36 years back i.e. in th e year 1974, has filed this writ petition claiming subsistence allowance and for early completion of the departmental proceeding. The respondents in their counter affidavit have stated that the proposal for payment of subsistence allowance is now pending with the Government and tha t the petitioner has been paid subsistence allowance upto December 2004. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of directing the re spondents to pay the subsistence allowance to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, but at any rate, not later than 30th September 2010. It is also provi ded that the departmental proceeding initiated against the petitioner must also be completed within the said stipulated period i.e. 30.09.2010. Writ petition is disposed of.