(Per Ramesh Ranganathan, J.)

Aggrieved by the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, in O.A. No. 90 of 2006 dated 03-03-2006, the Union of India and the Salt Commissioner are before this Court.

2. O.A. No. 90 of 2006 was filed by the respondent-applicant. While he was working as the Personal Assistant to the Salt Commissioner he was placed under suspension on 26-06-1995. He was convicted in Criminal Case No.5 of 1995 by the Special Judge CBI, Jaipur on 05-02-1997. He filed Criminal Appeal No. 63 of 1997 before the Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench, and an interim order was passed on 17-02-1997, suspending both the sentence and the order of conviction. Thereafter, the petitioners herein revoked the order of suspension on 08-05-2001. When the respondent-applicant was under suspension, pay revision took place, in terms of the V Central Pay Commission, which came into effect from 01-01-1996. The respondent applicant sought payment of subsistence allowance on the basis of the revised pay scales. Despite repeated reminders, no payment was made and eventually the 3rd petitioner, vide proceedings dated 04-02-2005, while drawing attention of the respondent-applicant to Order No.