Page 1 of 2. IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK WP(C) No. 23922 of 2025 Ajaya Kumar Sahu ..... Petitioner Mr. G.R. Sethi, Advocate -versus- General Manager, South Eastern Railway, Kolkata & Ors. ..... Opposite Parties Mr. A.K. Roy, Sr. Panel Counsel CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY ORDER 03.09.2025 Order No. 01 1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode. 2. Appearance memo filed in Court be kept in record. 3. Heard. 4. Considering the submission that during pendency of criminal proceeding, filing of defence by the petitioner in the disciplinary proceeding will jeopardize the prospect of the delinquent-petitioner involving the criminal case, this Court finds support of the submission of learned counsel has also the support of decision of the Hon’ble apex Court reported in AIR 1999 SC 1416, decided taking supporting of the old decision of the Hon’ble apex Court reported in AIR 1965 SC 155. This Court accordingly disposes of the writ petition directing stay of the Departmental Proceeding No. DA/07-2025/153/6060 dtd.14.08.2025 under Annexure-2 involving the Petitioner till finalization of the Criminal Case vide Rajgangpur P.S. Case No.151 dtd.04.04.2025 pending in the court of learned J.M.F.C. (R), Page 2 of 2. Rajgangpur. This Court also directs the trial court involving Rajgangpur P.S. Case No.151 dtd.04.04.2025 be expedited. 5. With the aforesaid direction, the writ Petition stands disposed of. 6. Issue urgent certified copy as per Rules. (BIRAJA PRASANNA SATAPATHY) Judge Sneha