IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.3007 of 2008 DR. DHARM PRAKASH, aged 60 years, son of late Kuldip Narayan, resident of Professor’s quarter, Science College Campus, P.S. Pirbahore, town and district Patna. ….. Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Dr. Shyam Lal, The Vice Chancellor, Patna University, Patna. 3. Dr. Bibhas Kr. Yadav, The Registrar, Patna University, Patna. …. Contemnors. ----------- 03/ 16.09.2009 Heard the parties. On behalf of the petitioner it has been submitted that the interim order dated 16.10.2008 as affirmed by subsequent order dated 30.6.2009 are not being implemented at least in spirit because the University has so far notified the name of the petitioner as Head of the P.G. Department (Chemistry), Patna University but has not cared to see that his status is restored to the original status by restoring to him the office chamber which the petitioner was occupying as H.O.D. of the department and on which respondent no. 4 had subsequently put a lock. A further grievance has been raised for payment of salary to the petitioner which even after his assuption of charge as H.O.D. has not been regularized as yet. So far as the salary matter is concerned, it is - 2 - expected that the University shall take appropriate action in accordance with law without any delay. So far as the issue of official chamber is concerned, it goes without saying that notifying the petitioner as H.O.D. of P.G. Department (Chemistry), Patna University alone is not sufficient and the spirit of the impugned order requires that his status be restored. The stand of the University is that already another chamber has been given to the petitioner from where he can work as H.O.D. It is further stand of the University that if the petitioner is desirous of working as H.O.D. of the concerned Department from the earlier office chamber, then he must agree to vacate his present office chamber and on receipt of such intimation the University would have no difficulty in giving him the possession of the chamber which he was occupying earlier as H.O.D. of the P.G. Department. In view of such fair stand of the University, the Contempt Petition is finally disposed of with a direction that on receipt of the application from the petitioner disclosing the date by which he will vacate the present office chamber, - 3 - University shall take required steps within six weeks in respect of such request and shall hand over possession of the earlier office chamber of the petitioner to him within the same time. It goes without saying that once the petitioner receives the original office chamber he shall give possession of the present office chamber to the University immediately so that it may be allocated to any other person. Parties may mention this matter for the purpose of early disposal. It is expected that as respectable Professors of a reputed University like Patna University, the concerned parties shall avoid recurrence of such crisis in future. Let a copy of this order be given to the learned counsel for the University for compliance. DKS/ (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)