IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2929 of 2010 RABHUBANSH SHARMA, son of Sri Madhav Sharma, resident of D/90, Police Colony, Anisabad, PS Gardanibagh, Patna - Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS. . ----------- 10 6.4.2011 By order, dated 9.2.2011 the court asked the answering opposite parties to examine whether the decision of this court reported in 1995 (1) PLJR 152 would not cover the case of the petitioner as the Division Bench had directed that 98 persons in the Health Department who were transferred and were not paid their salary for various periods would not be forced to join at their new place of posting until such payment was made. The petitioner has not received payments for certain period between February, May, June and November, 2007. This court had asked the Collector to examine as to whether the petitioner had attended the office during the period mentioned in the order sheet. Today a show cause has been filed by the Collector, Patna stating therein that petitioner had not attended the office according to the report of the Block Development Officer, Pandarak. A reasoned order has been passed on 29.3.2011. This court at this stage cannot go into the merits of the order in view of the fact that the contents thereof are strongly denied by the petitioner and it is said that the entire observations made by the Collector and the Block Development Officer are not supported by facts. In the circumstances aforesaid it would be proper for 2 the petitioner to challenge the order passed by the Collector, if so advised. As far as the alleged period of absence is concerned, the petitioner can satisfy the authorities that he was not absent during that period or in the alternative make a prayer that the absence may be condoned in accordance with law. This contempt petition is dismissed with the aforesaid observations. haque ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)