N THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA WJC No.1275 of 2010 1. RAM SEWAK CHOUDHARY S/O LATE DEVKI CHOUDHARY R/O VILL. AND P.S.- MATIHANI, DISTT.- BEGUSARAI ……………… Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, PATNA 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (SPL. BRANCH) AT PATNA …………….. Respondents ***** 02. 23.07.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Prayer of the petitioner is for a direction to the respondents for making payment of salary for the period of suspension i.e., from 12.07.2006 to 20.11.2007. Petitioner’s grievance is that he was put under suspension by the Order dated 20.11.2006 and a departmental proceeding was initiated, in which , he was exonerated from all the charges, vide Order, dated 08.05.2009, contained in Memo No. 650 and his suspension was revoked. Despite this fact, his salary for the period of suspension was not paid to him. He has superannuated from his service and instead of making payment of salary for the period of suspension, the said period has been 2 treated as period on leave without pay. A Counter Affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent no. 4 , stating that the case of the petitioner was subsequently examined and it was found that due to official mistake, while drafting Orders in Departmental Proceeding No. 04/2006, the period of suspension was treated as leave without pay. Subsequently, the Order was revised and the revised Order vide SBO NO. 614/2010 contained in Memo No. 1315, dated 26.03.2010 has been issued, directing the concerned authority to pay salary and other allowances to the petitioner for the period of suspension, i.e., from 12.07.2006 to 20.11.2007. Considering the statement made in the Counter Affidavit, I find that the grievance of the petitioner has already been redressed. However, in case, the petitioner has not been paid his due, despite the Order, issued by the respondent authorities, it must be paid to him without any delay, preferably within two weeks from the date of production / communication of the Order. Accordingly, this writ application stands disposed off. S.K.M. (Mridula Mishra, J.)