IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2137 of 2005 DIWAKAR JHA Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Prem Kumar Jha For the respondent nos. 1to 10 : Mr. S.S.Mishra, JC to GA V respondent no.11 : Mr. J.P.Karn respondent no.12 : Mr. Indrajit Singh P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice And Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal --- Dated, the 30th July, 2008 In this contempt application (MJC), the petitioner has raised grievance that the orders dated 27th September, 2002 (Annexure - 2) and 19th May, 2003 (Annexure-1) have been deliberately disobeyed by the respondents as payment of retiral dues as well as arrears of salary including differential amount of salary on revised pay-scale with permissible interest and cost have not been paid. 2. The cause has been shown by the opposite party nos. 3, 10, 11 & 12 by filing separate show- cause. According to respondent no.10, the due payment has been made and that no amount remains to be paid pursuant to the orders dated 27th September, 2002 and 19th May, 2003. 3. It is pertinent to notice that the order dated 27th September, 2002 is only an interim order. By the order dated 19th May, 2003, the writ petition (CWJC. No.14385 of 2001) came to be 2 finally disposed of. 4. Although by the order dated 19th May, 2003 diverse grievances in relation to non-payment of provident fund, leave encashment, arrears of salary and revision of pension were raised, the court directed that the claim of the petitioner with regard to these aspects be examined and due amount be paid. 5. We find from the show cause filed by the opposite parties that with regard to revised pension, the authority slip was issued way back 19th February, 2002 and pension and gratuity of the petitioner was revised. As regards arrears of pay consequent upon antedated promotion to the post of Superintending Engineer with effect from 1st September, 1995 along with 10% interest and a cost of Rs.1000/-, the sanction seems to have been issued and the petitioner’s pay has been fixed in the pay scale of Rs.4425-5700/-; pay slip was issued way back on 6th April, 1999 with a request to the petitioner to submit pre-dated bill. The authority slip of interest calculated at the rate of 10% per annum for the period from 1st September, 1995 to 31st December, 2002 amounting to Rs.4297/- was also issued on 1st September, 1999. The authority slip of arrears of pay amounting to Rs.6870/- has also been issued on 26th July, 1999 and the interest for two months amounting to Rs.246/- seems to have been paid. As regards payment of cost, it is stated that the request has already been made and the payment must have been made. 3 6. In a matter of contempt what is required to be seen is whether there is deliberate disobedience of the order of this court or not. In contempt jurisdiction, the court is not expected to examine minute details of the payment made or otherwise. It will be too much, if the court is asked to sit as an accountant. 7. MJC is disposed of accordingly. R. M. Lodha, CJ. Kishore K. Mandal, J. Neyaz/-