IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.3328 of 2010 SATYA NARAYAN SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS. ----------- 5 24.2.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner has filed the instant contempt application for initiating a contempt proceeding against the Opposite parties for non-compliance of the order dated 18.1.2010 passed in C.W.J.C.No.15389 of 2007. It appears that earlier the petitioner moved this court in C.W.J.C.No.12486 of 2003 against the cancellation of his licence by the S.D.O. Balia vide Memo no.1066 dated 1.10.2003 which was dismissed by this court by order dated 21.6.2004 with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal before the appropriate authority. Thereafter the petitioner in pursuance of the order dated 21.6.2004 filed an appeal bearing Appeal No.68/04 before the Collector, Begusarai. However, during the pendency of the appeal the petitioner again moved this court in C.W.J.C.No.15389 of 2007 and this court by order dated 18.1.2010 directed the Collector, Begusarai to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of receipt of that order. Learned counsel for the petitioner has annexed order sheet of the appellate court to show that on most of dates after passing of the order dated 18.1.2010 the petitioner was present in the Appellate Court and he was present on all dates from 2 KHAN 23.1.2010 to 19.6.2010. He submits that after filing of the instant contempt application and after issuance of the order of this court, the appeal preferred by the petitioner has been disposed of without any notice to him vide order dated 3.7.2010 as contained in Annexure-A to the show cause. The petitioner submits that the Appellate Court had rejected the appeal on facts which do not disclose the factual aspect of the case. In fact the petitioner was pursuing his case with utmost sincerity. Counsel for the State submits that though there has been some delay in disposing of the appeal, nevertheless the same has been disposed on 3.7.2010. This court by order dated 18.1.2010 passed in C.W.J.C.No.15389 of 2007 directed the Collector, Begusarai to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of that order. I find that the appeal has been disposed of. In case the petitioner is aggrieved by the manner in which the appeal has been disposed of, he has remedy by way of challenging the same. In this contempt application, this court cannot look into the validity or otherwise of the impugned order. With the aforesaid observations, this contempt application is disposed of. (S.P. Singh,J)