IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1970 of 2008 RANJAN ALOK S/O LATE DHARMNATH PRASAD R/O VILLAGE AND POST GAURI P.S. DARWAL, DISTRICT- SIWAN………………………………………………………...PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THRU ITS MR. RAJESH GUPTA, SECRETARY, ENERGY DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE DIRECTOR MR. JAGAT NARAYAN SINHA, BIHAR REVENABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, BIHAR SONE BHAWAN BIRCHAND PATEL PATH, PATNA. 3. BINAY KUMAR SINGH S/O OF NOT KNOWN, CLERK CUM TYPIST HEAD OFFICE(BRADA)SONE BHAWAN, PATNA. 4. SRI KISHORI SAO DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, MADHEPURA…………………………..RESPONDENTS-CONTEMNORS. ----------- 02/ 29-Sep-2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Petitioner submits that pursuant to the order of this Court salary for the rest of the period has been given to him but it has been withheld for a total period of 1 month and 8 days. The stand of the O.Ps. No.2 and 3 is that as per report, during the aforesaid period petitioner was absent from duty at Supaul and on that account he has not been paid his salary. 3. Reliance has been placed in the show- cause upon Annexure-B which is a letter dated 01.07.2004 from D.D.C, Supaul to the Director, O.P. No.2 that petitioner was pressurizing for changing the absentee statement. 2 4. In the facts of the case, we are satisfied that there is no deliberate disobedience of the order of the Court. The contempt application is, therefore, disposed of. 5. If the petitioner feels that his salary has been wrongly not paid, he would be at liberty to pursue his remedy through appropriate representation or proceeding in accordance with law. perwez ( Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J.)