IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11677 of 2010 1. THE UNION OF INDIA , THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY, HAZIPUR 2. THE CHIEF OPERATION MANAGER, NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY GORAKHPUR 3. THE DIVISIONAL RAILWAY MANAGER, EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY SONEPUR 4. THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL OPERATION MANAGER EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY SONEPUR 5. THE DIVISIONAL OPERATION MANAGER, EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY SONEPUR----------------- Petitioners. Versus 1. PRABHU RAM S/O LATE RUP NARAIN RAM R/O VILL KHAN-KHA-KALAN, P.O. DHANAIPUR(VIA-NANDGANJ), P.S.KARANDA, DISTT-GAZIPUR (UTTAR PRADESH)--------- -------------------------------------------------------------------Respondent --------- For the Petitioners : Mr. Arvind Ujjwal, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. R. N. Mukhopadhyaya, Advocate ----------- 4. 27.10.2010 Petitioners have challenged the order of the learned Central Administrative Tribunal whereby Tribunal has directed for payment of at least subsistence allowance to the respondent till the disciplinary enquiry is concluded against him as well as for arrears of such allowance till disposal of such enquiry by the disciplinary authority. The respondent-employee undertakes to participate in the pending enquiry regularly as soon as next date in the enquiry is communicated to him. Petitioners desire that they shall conclude the enquiry expeditiously preferably within a period of three months. In view of financial difficulties expressed by the Resondent-employee, we direct that 50% of the arrears directed by the Tribunal may also be paid to him without any delay within a period of four weeks from today. Rest of the amount shall abide by 2 the decision that may be taken in the pending disciplinary proceeding. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Sudip ( T. Meena Kumari, J.) ( Shiva Kirti Singh, J. )