IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.3784 of 2009 MALTI KUMARI . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS. . ----------- 04. 23.03.2011 The present case reflects an extremely sorry state of affairs. The writ petition was disposed on 21.4.2009 to examine claims with regard to withholding of salary to be complied with forthwith upon presentation of the order. The petitioner is stated to have been submitted a copy of the order of the Court on 4.5.2009 to the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Department. On 12.2.2011 directions have been issued for payment of salary as mentioned therein. Placing the same on record by a supplementary show cause, the District Superintendent of Education, Jamui on 23.2.11 requested for two weeks further time to comply the order of the Court. The Court accommodated the opposite parties on 16.3.2011. Today again prayer is made for further adjournment. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that actual monetary benefit of the order dated 12.2.2011 still remains to flow to the petitioner. If that be so, it is unfortunate that the Court in contempt proceeding is being asked to coax and cajole the opposite parties to comply the order of the Court. Perhaps, it would have been more appropriate for the opposite 2 parties to ensure full compliance by now of an order passed in the year 2009. The Court is pained. Matters presently now appear to pertaining mere to the administrative domain than issues of contempt. It is not a question of the Court ego. It is a question of compliance with law. Enforcement of discipline amongst the subordinate is the duty of the Principal Secretary to ensure that actual payment is physically made to the petitioner in terms of the order dated 12.2.2011 within a maximum period of two weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before him. The answerability to the Court for compliance shall rest with the Principal Secretary alone. The application stands disposed. P.K ( Navin Sinha, J.)