In Brief
The State of Jharkhand appealed against a High Court judgment directing it to pay a suspended government servant full salary upon revocation of suspension, even though disciplinary proceedings were pending. The Supreme Court held that full pay and allowances are not automatic upon revocation. Under Jharkhand Service Code Rule 97, the competent authority must decide whether the suspension was "wholly unjustified" before awarding full pay. Since disciplinary proceedings had not concluded, the High Court wrongly ordered full payment. The Court allowed the appeal, making any payment already given subject to the authority's final determination after disciplinary proceedings conclude.
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