IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.3303 of 2007 1. Police Prasad @ Police Rai, son of Sri Ram Janma Prasad alias Ram Janma Rai, resident of village-Chetan Parsa, PO & P.S. Parsa, District-Saran 2. Sheo Narayan Mahto, son of Sri Manik Chand Mahto, resident of village- Saguni, PO Srirampur via- Sonho, P.S. Parsa, District- Saran 3. Chandeshwar Rai, son of Sri Paras Rai, resident of village- Chetan Parsa, PO and P.S. Parsa, District-Saran 4. Hareshwar Rai, son of Paras Rai, resident of Village Chetan Parsa, PO and PS Parsa, District-Saran 5. Rajendra Ram, son of late Ramprit Rai, resident of village Bedwalia, PO Srirampur, P.S. Parsa, District-Saran 6. Shatrughan Ram, son of Chulhan Ram, resident of village- Saguni, PO Srirampur, P.S. Parsa, District-Saran 7. Shri Bhagwan Rai, son of late Gaya Rai, resident of village Sqantha, PO Saidpur Chauwa, P.S. Awatarnagar, District-Saran 8. Shree Kant Singh, son of Sri Kapildeo Singh, resident of village- Deoriya, PO Deoriya, P.S. Awtarnagar, District-Saran 9. Madhu Singh, son of Raghunath Singh, resident of village- Asoia, PO and PS Marhaura, District-Saran 10. Rajendra Singh, son of late Chhabila Singh, resident of village- Asoia, PO and PS Marhaura, District-Saran 11. Vishwanath Manjhi, son of late Laik Manjhi, resident of village- Agauthar, PO Agauthar Nanda, P.S. Isuapur, District- Saran 12. Brij Kishore Yadav, son of late Chandeshwar Yadav, resident of village- Itahri, PO Bagaura, P.S. Rasulpur, District- Saran 13. Sheo Awtar Yadav, son of late Ram Parikashan Yadav, resident of village- Itahri, PO Bagaura, P.S. Rasulpur, District-Saran 14. Jitendra Pandey, son of late Satyadeo Pandey, resident of village- Pandey Chapra, PO Ekma, P.S. Rasulpur, District-Saran 15. Birendra Pandey, son of late Satyadeo Pandey resident of village- Pandey Chapra, PO Ekma, P.S. Rasulpur, District-Saran 16. Baijnath Rai, son of Ram Bachan Rai, resident of village- Baleshwara, PO Daudpur, P.S. Daudpur, District-Saran 17. Bir Bahadur Singh, son of late Ram Ayodhya Singh, resident of village- Hekam, PO Ekma, P.S. Ekma, District-Saran 18. Din Dayal Ram, son of late Ramprit Ram, resident of village- Manjhi, Pianpatti, PO and PS Manjhi, District-Saran 19. Bipin Prasad, son of late Shyam Das Prasad, resident of village- Ghorhat Manjhwalia, PO Ghorhat Mathia, P.S. Manjhi, District- Saran 20. Shyam Bahadur Singh, son of late Hridayanand Singh, resident of village Chatra, PO and PS Jalalpur, District-Saran 21. Brij Bihari Singh, son of late Parmeshwar Singh, resident of village- Bhorhopur, PO Bhorhopur, P.S. Ekma, District-Saran 22. Nandlal Sah, son of Sri Shyam Bahadur Sah, resident of village Chakaji, PO Narpalia, P.S. Manjhi, District-Saran 23. Birendra Yadav, son of Sri Sukdeo Yadav, resident of village- Bankata, PO Kopa, District-Saran 2 24. Satudhan Pandit, son of Nandlal Pandit, resident of village- Ghorhat Manjhwalia, PO Ghorhat Ke Mathia, P.S. Manjhi, District-Saran 25. Vijay Mishra, son of Suraj Mishra, resident of village Chainpur, PO Paharpur, P.S. Gorkha, District-Saran 26. Chandra Shekhar Singh, son of late Awadhesh Singh, resident of village- Jaitpur, PO Jaitpur, P.S. Daudpur, District-Saran 27. Satyendra Singh, son of Swalia Singh, resident of village- Gospur, PO Ekdma, p.S. Rasulpur, District-Saran 28. Narendra Rai, son of Manbharan Rai, resident of village- Baldiha, PO and P.S. Kopa, District-Saran 29. Surendra Dubey, son of Tribhuwan Dubey, resident of village- Bhalua, PO Khanpur, P.S. Ekma, District-Saran 30. Mahesh Prasad Yadav, son of late Ram Bilas Prasad Yadav, resident of village-Kebari Kala, PO Paiga, PS Amnaur, District- Saran 31. Krishna Mahto, son of late Sagar Mahto, resident of village- Ami, PO and P.S. Dighwara, District-Saran 32. Nagina Rai, son of late Punit Rai, resident of Chetan Parsa, PO and PS Parsa, District-Saran 33. Darshan Thakur, son of late Devi Thakur, resident of village PO and PS Mashrak, District-Saran 34. Amarnath Singh, son of Janardan Singh, resident of village Bagra, PO Rajapatti, P.S. Mashrak, District-Saran 35. Prabhu Singh, son of Birchha Singh, resident of village Aamdari, P.S. Ekama, District-Saran 36. Gautam Tiwary, son of late Jamuna Tiwary, resident of village- Kuari, P.S. Amran, District- Saran …………. Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Mr. Raj Kishore Singh, presently posted as Secretary, Department of Environment and Forestry, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Basheer Ahmad Khan, presently posted as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Government of Bihar, Patna 4. Mr. Uma Shankar Jha, presently posted as Regional Chief Conservator of Forests, North Bihar, Muzaffarpur 5. Mr. Uma Shankar Jha, Incharge, presently posted as Conservator of Forests, Muzaffarpur 6. Mr. Prabhat Kumar Sah, presently posted as District Magistrate, Saran 7. Mr. S.K.Singh, presently posted as Divisional Forests Officer, Forests Extension Division, Saran at Chapra 8. Mr. Yogendra Prasad, presently posted as Range Forests Officer, Forest Extension Range, Chapra, District-Saran 9. Mr. Amika Saran, presently posted as Range Forests Officer, Forests Extension Range, Mashrak, District-Saran 3 10. Mr. Shashi Bhusan Singh, presently posted as Range Forests Officer, Forests Extension Range, Dighwara, District-Saran ……………. Opp.Parties. ----------- 3. 26.10.2009 Heard learned counsels for the parties. In the supplementary show cause filed on behalf of the opposite parties, it is stated that the three-member Committee of Secretaries has also considered the cases of the remaining petitioners and the orders pertaining to them are annexed as Annexure-B Series. It is further pointed out that the other signatures on the different orders is that of Mr. C.K.Anil who was a Secretary level Officer and at the relevant time he was Secretary, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar and now posted as Secretary, Public Grievance Cell, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Bihar. In the above circumstances, no case for proceeding under the contempt jurisdiction is made out. The contempt application is accordingly dismissed. If the petitioners are aggrieved by the orders passed against them, then they may challenge the same in appropriate proceedings. S. Pandey ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)