IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3313 of 2010 1. MANORANJAN PRASAD S/O LATE PARMANAND PRASAD R/O RAJEEV NAGAR, P.S.- RAJEEV NAGAR, DISTT.- PATNA Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ADDITIONAL SECRETARY FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI 2. THE CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA THROUGH GENERAL MANAGER CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA, PATNA 3. THE ZONAL MANAGER, CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA ZONAL OFFICE, 'R' BLOCK, MAURYA COMPLEX, PATNA, DISTT.- PATNA 4. THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA, ZONAL OFFICE, 'R' BLOCK, MAURYA COMPLEX, PATNA, DISTT.- PATNA 5. THE REGIONAL MANAGER, CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA REGIONAL OFFICE, GAYA ----------- 02/ 15.03.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the Central Bank of India. 2. Petitioner at the relevant time served as Senior Manager, Central Bank of India, Sasaram Branch. He has filed this writ application questioning the correctness and legality of the order dated 9.11.2009, Annexure-7 passed by the Disciplinary Authority, whereunder he has been punished after conclusion of the departmental proceeding and his pay has been reduced to initial basic pay of MMG Scale-II for a period until the date of superannuation i.e. 31.8.2010 with further direction that he will not earn increment during the period of such reduction and on the expiry of such period, reduction of pay will have the effect of postponing the further increments of his pay under Regulation 4(f) of the 1976 Regulation amended from time to time. 2 3. Aforesaid order of reduction has been served on the petitioner under Administrative Order dated 13.11.2009, Annexure-7/1, which was received by the petitioner on 16.11.2009. Having received the same, petitioner challenged the punishment order by filing appeal on 7.12.2009 before the appellate authority, namely, the Zonal Manager of the Central Bank of India, copy whereof has been produced before this Court as also shown to the learned counsel for the Central Bank of India. 4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that appeal filed by other Bank employees after 7.12.2009 has already been disposed of and statement to that effect has been made in paragraph 18 of the writ petition, but details of those appeal(s) has not been indicated. However, without going into such controversy considering the fact that petitioner is to retire with effect from 31.8.2010, I direct the Zonal Manager, Central Bank of India to consider and dispose of the appeal of the petitioner filed against the order dated 9.11.2009 read with Administrative Order dated 13.11.2009 contained in Annexures- 7 and 7/1, as early as possible, in any case on or before 15.4.2010 and communicate the said order to the petitioner before that date. 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)