-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (LODGING) NO. 2187 OF 2008 Ram Sagar Prasad Sinha .....Petitioner vs. ONGC and others ... Respondents Mr. H.D. Buch, instructed by Mr. B.S. Nayak, for the petitioner. Mr. S.U. Kamdar, Senior Advocate, with Mr. O. Mohandas, instructed by M/s. Little & Company, for the respondents. CORAM: P.B. MAJMUDAR & A.A. SAYED, JJ. DATE: SEPTEMBER 17, 2008. P.C. Considering the fact that this petition is filed at a stage where the enquiry proceedings are still pending and no final order is passed by the disciplinary authority in the enquiry, learned counsel for the petitioner is not pressing this petition at this stage. However, he submitted that one week's time may be granted to the petitioner for filing reply to the show cause notice issued to the petitioner. He further submitted that in case the order passed is against the petitioner the same may not be implemented for some time. Mr. Kamdar, learned counsel appearing for the respondents, states that without treating this case as a precedent in any other case, the disciplinary authority shall not act upon the final order if the same is against the -2- petitioner for a period of three weeks from the date of communication of the said order. 2. Considering the said aspect, we direct that in case any adverse order is passed against the petitioner, the same may not be given effect to for a period of three weeks from the date of its communication to the petitioner. The petitioner is also granted one week's time from today to file reply to the show cause notice and the disciplinary authority may pass order in accordance with law after considering the said reply and material on record. It is clarified that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and all the points are kept open for both the sides. 3. In view of what is stated above, the petition is disposed of. P. B. MAJMUDAR, J. A.A. SAYED, J.