IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2807 of 2006 DR.PRABHU NANDAN PRASAD Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Girish Chandra Verma, Advocate For the Opposite Party nos. 1 to 3 : Mr. Alok Kumar, J.C. to G.A. I. ------------ P R E S E N T Hon’ble the Chief Justice & Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal Dated, the 24th July, 2008. In paragraphs 5 and 6 of the show-cause filed by Opposite party nos. 3, the following statement has been made : “5.That it is also submitted that after division of the State and abolition of the selection Grade post the number of promotional posts have been reduced and only upto seniority no.4886 in reserved category have been posted as Civil Surgeon in the Bihar State, whereas the petitioner name in the gradation (seniority) list is at serial no. is 4972. 6. That it is humbly submitted that no doctor Junior to the petitioner in his category has been posted as Civil Surgeon in the Bihar State.” 2. In view thereof, we are satisfied that the opposite parties cannot be held guilty of deliberate and - 2 - willful disobedience of the order of this Court. 3. Contempt petition is accordingly liable to be rejected and is rejected. Anil/ R.M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J.