( 1 ) R. MEHUL Sharad Shah, for the petitioner and Mr. Amit Panchal, for the respondent. Rule. Mr. Amit Panchal waives services of rule. With the consent of the parties the matter is taken up for final disposal.

( 2 ) ). The present petition is filed by the petitioner for not considering the two representations made by the petitioner, one in the month of February, 1997 and another in the month of January, 1998. By these two representations the petitioner had prayed for that after the petitioner came to be reinstated on 7. 10. 96, the authority ought to have passed an order treating the petitioner on duty during the period of suspension i. e. 9. 4. 1991 to 7. 10. 1996. Mr. Shah, the learned advocate for the petitioner submitted that an FIR was filed on 7. 2. 1999 and order of suspension came to be passed on 6. 4. 1991 but the same was received on 9. 4. 1991 and from that date the petitioner was under suspension till 7. 10. 96. Pursuant to the FIR, criminal proceedings were initiated and during the pendency of the criminal proceedings the department decided to reinstate the petitioner by an order dated 7. 10. 1996. The criminal proceedings which were pending against