1. The petitioner has come up before this Court praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to pay the petitioner the enhanced subsistence allowance payable to him with effect from 4th December 1986 till date and continue to pay the enhanced subsistence allowance till the order of suspension dated 4th September 1986 is revoked.

2. The petitioner who was appointed as a Traffic Manager of the Madras Trust (the respondent herein) was the Head of the Traffic Department of the Madras Port Trust under the provisions governed by Ss. 24(1)(a) and 25(1) of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. Central Act 38 of 1963 applies to him. While the petitioner was working as a Traffic Manager, the Central Bureau of Investigation had registered a case in R.C. No. 38 of 1986 under S. 5(2) read with S. 5(1)(e) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 against the petitioner and the respondent Madras Port Trust was informed by proceedings dated 25th June 1986. In accordance with the Proceedings of the Government of India, Ministry of Transport, the petitioner was placed under suspension by Proceedings of the Respondent dated 4th September 1986 which reads as follow :-

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