Counting of periods of suspension

23. Counting of periods of suspension Time passed by a Government servant under suspension pending inquiry into conduct shall count as qualifying service where, on conclusion of such inquiry, he has been fully exonerated or the suspension is held to the wholly unjustified ; in other cases, the period of suspension shall not count unless the authority competent to pass orders under the rule governing such cases expressly declares at the time that is shall count to such extent as the Competent Authority may declare.