IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.3426 of 2009 1.KRIPAL MAHTO, SON OF LATE NIRANJAN MAHTO PRESENTLY RESIDING IN GANGA BRIDGE COLONLY, NEAR GOOD KI MANDI, PITAMBRA MANDIR, P.O. & P.S. ALAMGANJ, DISTRICT-PATNA. 2. RAM JEE SINGH, SON OF LATE DEONATH SINGH, RESIDENT OF GANGA BRIDGE COLONY, NEAR GOOR KI MANDI, PITAMBARA MANDIR, P.O. & P.S.ALAMGANJ, DISTRICT-PATNA. 3. KAMLESH PRASAD LAL DEO, SON OF LATE SRI SAROWAR LAL DEO, RESIDENT OF GANGA BRIDGE COLONY, NEAR GOOR KI MANDI, PITAMBARA MANDIR, P.O. & P.S.-ALAMGANJ, DISTRICT-PATNA. 4. RAJENDRA PASWAN, SON OF JAGU PASWAN, RESIDENT OF GANGA BRIDGE COLONY, NEAR GOOR KI MANDI, PITAMBARA MANDIR, P.O. & P.S.-ALAMGANJ, DISTRICT-PATNA. 5. SHEONATH SINGH, SON OF LATE CHATURI SINGH, RESIDENT AT GANGA BRIDGE COLONY BEHIND PITAMBRA TEMPLE GOOR KI MANDI P.O.GULGZARBAGH, P.S.ALAMGANJ, DISTRICT-PATNA. 6. RAVINDRA PRASAD SINGH, SON OF HAR DANGI PRASAD AT PRESENT POSTED IN NATIONAL HIGHWAY CIRCLE DARBHANGA, DISTRICT-DARBHANGA. 7. RAMASHRAY RAM, SON OF LATE MAHABIR RAM, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT GANGA BRIDGE COLONY BABUGANJ, P.O.GULZARBAGH, P.S.ALAMGANJ, PATNA. 8. ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA, SON OF RAMLAKHAN PRASAD AT PRESENT RESIDING AT BARIYA, P.O.BARIYA, P.S.GAURICHAK. 9. PRAMOD KUMAR VERMA, SON OF LATE RAM CHANDRA PRASAD SRIVASTAVA, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT RAM BHADRA, NEAR RAM CHAURA, P.S.HAJIPUR, DISTRICT-VAISHALI. 10. MOHAN LAL, SON OF LATE HARIHAR PRASAD, DALHATTA, MAROOF GANJ, P.O.PATNA CITY, P.S. MALSALAMI, DISTRICT-PATNA--- PETITIONERS. Versus 1. SRI PRATYAY AMRIT , SECRETARY, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, BISHESHWARIYA, BHAWAN, PATNA. 2. SHRI RAM DHYAM RAM, ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF-CUM-SPECIAL SECRETARY, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DIVISION, PASTNA. 3. SRI DEO NARAYAN PRASAD, CHIEF ENGINEER N.H.ROAD DIVISION, BISHESHWARIYA BHAWAN, PATNA. 4. SRI SURENDRA KUMAR MANDAL, SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, N.H.CIRCLE ROAD CONSTRUCTION DIVISION, PATNA. ----------- 03/ 08-Sep-2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and 2 learned counsel for the State. Although more than one direction was given by the writ Court, according to learned counsel for the petitioners the last direction for examining the claim of the petitioners for officiating allowance has not been considered by the authorities and that amounts to contempt of this Court. Learned counsel for the State has placed reliance upon Annexure-3 to the contempt application which is an office order bearing no. 82 dated 07.09.2009 issued from the officer of Superintending Engineer, National Highway Works Division, Patna. That order shows that such claim has been rejected on two grounds. In contempt jurisdiction this Court is not persuaded to examine the correctness of the grounds and hence the contempt application is disposed of with a liberty that if so advised, petitioners may pursue their grievance through appropriate proceeding in accordance with law. perwez ( Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)