IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1005 of 2009 ***** Govind Jha, son of late Mahesh Jha, resident of Village Chakauti, P.S. Nanpur, District Sitamarhi. …. …. Petitioner-Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna, namely, Shri R.J.M. Pillai, son of name not known to the petitioner. 3. Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna, namely, Shri Anil Kumar, son of name not known to the petitioner. 4. Secretary, Apada Prabandhan, Government of Bihar, Patna, namely, son of name not known to the petitioner. 5. Bishwanath Singh, son of name not known to the petitioner, District Magistrate, Sitamarhi. 6. Mirza Arif Raza, son of name not known to the petitioner, Circle Officer- cum-Block Development Officer, Bokhra Prakhand, Sitamarhi. …. …. Respondents-Opposite Parties ----------- 2. 6.4.2010. The present application for contempt has been filed on ground that the order passed on 5th August, 2008 in C.W.J.C. No. 8885 of 2008 has not yet been complied with. Be it noted, a Division Bench of this Court while disposing of the public interest litigation had directed as under: - “2. Having considered the matter, we are satisfied that merits of the contentions raised in the writ petition are not required to be examined by us in this public interest litigation. However, the ends of justice shall be sub-served if the District Magistrate, Sitamarhi (respondent no. 5) looks into the representation dated 22nd February, 2008 (Annexure 1) in accordance with the government policy and give necessary relief to the residents of village Chakauti, P.S. Nanpur District Sitamarhi, if - 2 - they are fond to be entitled for the loss of crops and live-stocks during the floods of the year 2007.” Having heard Mr. Sanjay Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Sunil Kumar Mandal, learned counsel for the State, it is directed that the District Magistrate, Sitamarhi shall comply with the order by end of June, 2010 and intimate the same to the petitioner. If the order has already been complied with the same shall be intimated to the petitioner. With the aforesaid direction, the proceeding for contempt stands dropped. Pawan/- (Dipak Misra, CJ) (Mihir Kumar Jha, J)