IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13054 of 2009 MD.GUFARAN AHMAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 02. 09.10.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner was placed under suspension on 12.09.2007. Charges have been framed on 15.07.2009. In this writ application preferred belatedly on 05.10.2009, this Court is not persuaded in exercise of its discretionary jurisdiction to go into issues of Rule 9(vii) of the Bihar C.C.A. Rules, 2005. It is the assertion of the petitioner that he has not been paid subsistence allowance. That is his statutory right. The writ application is disposed with directions to the Respondents to pay the subsistence allowance in accordance with Rule 97 of the Bihar Service Code within a maximum period of one month from the date of receipt and/or production of a copy of this order before the concerned Respondents. Let the departmental proceeding be expedited and concluded within a period of six months from the same date provided the petitioner cooperates. If the departmental proceeding is not concluded within that 2 period, the order of suspension shall stand revoked when the departmental proceedings shall continue. The application stands disposed off. Shageer (Navin Sinha, J)