1` IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR W.P.No. 4086/2008 Hariprasad Brijlalji Bajpai vs. Divisional Railway Manager, Central Railways, Nagpur and others --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's or directions and Registrar's orders. Orders. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. A.K.Rudra, advocate for the petitioner. CORAM : B.H.MARLAPALLE & A.H.JOSHI, JJ DATE : 6.10.2008 Heard Mr. A.K.Rudra, learned counsel for the petitioner, who is aggrieved by the order passed by the Divisional Manager, Central Railway, Nagpur on 9.4.2007. By the said order, the penal rent of Rs. 2,62,622/- for the period 1.1.2005 to 31.7.2006 after deducting an amount of Rs. 67,593/- has been sought to be recovered from the petitioner. The petitioner has retired from the Employment of Central Railways and, therefore, at the first instance, he is required to challenge the said order by filing Original Application before the Central Administrative Tribunal as has been held by the Apex Court in L. Chandra Kumar vs. Union of India, (1997 Supreme Court, 1125). Instead the petitioner has approached us directly. 2. The petition is, therefore, disposed off with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Central 2` Administrative Tribunal and if such an application is filed within a period of four weeks from today, the period of pendency of this petition be taken into consideration for condonation of delay, if any. JUDGE JUDGE patle