IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1313 of 2011 Smt. Nirmala Devi, Wife of Late Ashok Kumar Ambasth, Resident of Village – Rakodih, P.O. – Bari Rakodih, P.S. – Khagaria Mufassil, District – Khagaria. -------------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. Mr. C. Ashok Vardhan, the Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Jitendra Kumar Srivastava, the District Magistrate, Begusarai. 4. Naim Akhtar, the Deputy Collector, Begusarai. 5. Arvind Uraon, the Circle Officer, Bakhari Anchal, District – Begusarai. -------- Opposite Parties ---------------------------------- 6 07.12.2011 Heard Sri Amresh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Mohini Kumari, learned A.C. to Standing Counsel No. 14, appearing on behalf of Opposite Parties. In this case show-cause has been filed on behalf of the Opposite Parties No. 3 to 5 and it has been stated that in compliance with the order dated 14.12.2010, steps were taken for paying provisional family pension to the petitioner and it has also been indicated that remaining dues of earned leave has already been paid. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the show-cause the Opposite Parties have stated that provisional pension has been paid up to the month of April, 2011. The petitioner has also filed rejoinder to the show-cause. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that vide the order dated 14.12.2010, there was specific direction for staring paying provisional pension, meaning thereby that the Respondents are required to pay provisional family pension regularly to the petitioner. 2 It goes without saying that in terms of the order passed by this court, the Opposite Parties are required to pay provisional family pension regularly and the court expects that the Opposite Parties will comply this order in its letter and spirit. Since provisional pension has already been paid to the petitioner, of-course, up to the month of April, 2011, the court is of the opinion that the order of this court has been complied with and as such there is no need to further proceed with the present proceeding. Accordingly, the contempt proceeding stands dropped with aforesaid observations. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)