IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1015 of 2008 Ramashish Prasad, son of late Ramlal Prasad, Resident of village Kahla Police Station Barauli, District-Gopalganj ……………. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through the Director, Human Resources Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2. Mr. Ashok Kumar Singh, the Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. Sri Gautam Guha, the Accountant General of Bihar, Patna 4. Mr. Rakesh Choudhary, the Disetrict, Superintendent of Education, Gopalganj 5. Sri Abhay Kumar Incharge, the District Accounts Officer, Gopalganj 6. Sri Abhay Kumar, The Provident Fund Officer, Gopalganj 7. Sri Amitabh Mishra, the District Treasury Officer, Gopalganj …………… Opp.Party. ----------- 9. 26.10.2009 It is stated in the supplementary show cause filed on behalf of the District Superintendent of Education, Gopalganj that the due amount of the petitioner has been calculated and the same has also been paid to him. A further amount of Rs. 8,150/- has been paid to the petitioner by banker’s cheque. The calculation chart has also been annexed which appears to be prima facie correct. Learned counsel seeks to rely upon a circular of the State Government showing relevant rates of interest for different years with respect to provident fund and states that the calculations have been made on the lowest rates. The said statement does not appear to be correct. He also assails the principal amount of difference of salary stating that even juniors to the petitioner have been given higher amount as difference of salary. All these issues cannot be considered in the contempt jurisdiction as the opposite parties have already brought on the record a chart showing the amounts on account of difference of 2 salary with respect to a large number of teachers as per the records of the Department and in the case of the petitioner the same has been shown to be Rs. 528/-. The said matter cannot be looked into and adjudicated under the contempt jurisdiction. The contempt application is accordingly dismissed. The petitioner, if aggrieved by the action of the authorities, may take recourse to appropriate proceedings. S. Pandey (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)