IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.3041 of 2007 SRIKANT PRASAD SHARMA, Son of Late Gangadhar Prasad Sharma, Resident of Village- Parwaldih, Post- Kariyadpur, Police Station- Fatehpur, District- Gaya, retired from the post of the senior T.O.A., posted in the office Of the Area Manager, District Telecom Office, Gaya :--- Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar & Others The BHARAT TELECOMMUNICATION CORPORATION LIMITED Through its Chief General Manager (T), Bihar Circle, Patna. 2. R.K.Agrawal, S/o- name not known, the Chief General Manager (T)., B.S.N.L., Bihar Circle, Telecommunication, Patna. 3. Shree Sunil Kumar, S/o- name not known, the General Manager (Finance) (T), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bihar Circle, Patna. 4. Shree M.S.Sidiquee, The General Manager (T), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Telecom District- Gaya. 5. Shree Mithilesh Prasad, S/o- name not known, the S.D.E.(Admn.) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited posted in the office of General Manager, Gaya. 6. Shree A.K.Tiwary, S/o- name not known, the Chief Account Officer, posted in the office of General Manager (T), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Telecom District, Gaya. 7. Shree C.P.Sinha, Son of name not known, Divisional Engineer (D.I.) Office of the C.G.M., Bihar Telecom Circle, Patna-cum- Inquiry Authority :--- Opposite Parties. ----------- 5. 08.05.2009 In compliance of the orders of this Court dated 05.05.2009 the arrears of the provisional pension amounting to Rs. 28,305/- has been paid to the petitioner under cheque dated 05.05.2009 and fresh schedule to conduct the departmental proceeding has been fixed under letter dated 05th May, 2009, copy whereof has already been received by the petitioner. In the circumstances, this contempt application is disposed of with direction to the petitioner to appear before the Enquiry Officer on the three dates and time fixed for conducting the proceeding and the Enquiry Officer is directed to submit his report within one month from 13.05.2009 and until passing of the final order in the proceeding the payment of the provisional pension must be continued. It is made clear that in the event the petitioner fails to appear in the enquiry proceeding then the Enquiry Officer must proceed ex parte. This contempt application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha, J.)