IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.953 of 2010 1. KAMESHWAR PRASAD SINGH S/O LATE DEVNANDAN SINGH R/O VILL.- SEKHANA, P.S.- BAIRGINIA, DISTT.- SITAMARHI, AT PRESENT WORKING AS HEAD CLERK-CUM-ACCOUNTANT, NAGAR PANCHAYAT BAIRGINIA, DISTT.- SITAMARHI Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. SRI BIMLANAND JHA, COLLECTOR SITAMARHI 3. SRI PANKAJ KUMAR GUPTA, BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, BAIRGINA-CUM-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER NAGAR PANCHAYAT, BAIRGINIA, DISTT.- SITAMARHI ----------- 04. 08.04.2011 During the pendency of the contempt petition the District Magistrate, Sitamarhi has purged himself of the contempt of the orders of this Court dated 5.8.2009 by passing order dated 25.3.2011, although under orders dated 5.8.2009 he was directed to consider the enquiry report and pass order within a month of the receipt/production of the order dated 5.8.2009. The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi having taken more than two years to consider the enquiry report and to pass the order, counsel for the petitioner submits he should be proceeded against for delayed compliance. The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi having purged himself of the contempt of the orders of this Court; I am declining the request of the counsel for the petitioner to proceed against the District Magistrate. He is, however warned to be careful in future. 2 The contempt petition is, accordingly, disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to challenge the order dated 25.3.2011 if he is aggrieved by the same. Counsel for the State is directed to communicate this order to the District Magistrate, Sitamarhi. Rajesh/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)