IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13350 of 2009 RAJIVA RANJAN KUMAR SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2/ 13/10/2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. It is the case of the petitioner that in pursuance of suspension and departmental proceedings by issuance of charges he submitted his reply, but the departmental proceedings remain inconclusive leading to his continued suspension with effect from 2.3.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has filed a supplementary affidavit in the registry yesterday. The same is not available on record. In view of the nature of the order to be passed, this Court does not consider it proper to hold up the proceedings for that reason. The Court, therefore, requested the counsel for the petitioner to make available his copy of the same which has already been served on the counsel for the State and proceeds to dispose of this writ application. Let the office place the supplementary affidavit on record. It is next submitted from the supplementary affidavit that subsistence allowance is not being paid. 2 Learned counsel for the State submits that subsistence allowance, if not paid, has to be paid in accordance with law. He further agrees that if the departmental proceedings are pending, they are required to be disposed of expeditiously in accordance with law. The writ application is disposed with directions that the departmental proceedings be concluded within a maximum period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order provided the petitioner himself cooperates. If the departmental proceeding is not concluded within that period and the petitioner represents with documentary evidence for revocation of the suspension, setting out the grounds that the delay in completion is not attributable to him, the authority shall then be required to consider any such application for revocation of the suspension forthwith without delay and pass appropriate orders thereupon insofar as the issue of suspension is concerned, when the departmental proceeding may otherwise continue. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)