The Hon’ble Sri Justice K.C.Bhanu Writ Petition No.5802 of 2011 Between: R.Vijaya Kumar ..... Petitioner AND 1.State Bank of India, rep. by the Chief General Manager, Local Head Office, Bank Street, Koti, Hyderabad and 6 others. .....Respondents The Court made the following: Order: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus seeking declaration that the action of the respondents, in not providing the documents, relied upon by them for initiating the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner, in spite of the petitioner’s repeated requests made vide representations, dated 20-10-2010 and 26-02-2011, and in not paying proper subsistence allowance to him, is illegal and arbitrary. Heard Sri N.V.Anantha Krishna, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and Sri B.S.Prasad, learned Standing Counsel for the State Bank of India representing the respondents. It is submitted by the learned Counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner made representation, dated 20-10-2010, to the respondents seeking to furnish certain documents, which are necessary for defending his case in pursuance of the charge sheet, dated 28-01-2010, but the same have not been furnished so far. It is further submitted that even the subsistence allowance is not being paid to the petitioner. On the other hand, the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents submitted that the documents sought for by the petitioner are available at Bombay branch and that the same will be furnished to the petitioner within a week. As regards the payment of subsistence allowance, it is submitted by the learned Standing Counsel that the petitioner has been promoted recently; that his pay has not yet been fixed; that as of now, he is being paid the subsistence allowance as per the pay applicable to the post held by him before promotion and that after fixation of his pay in the promoted post, the difference amount will be paid as expeditiously as possible. The aforesaid submissions made by the learned Standing Counsel are taken on record and the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to furnish the documents sought for by petitioner within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Within two weeks thereafter, the petitioner shall submit his written explanation. It is made clear that the subsistence allowance has to be paid as a matter of right to the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________ (K.C.Bhanu, J) Date: 28th April, 2011 lur [