IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.762 of 2009 SUO MOTU CONTEMPT AGAINST VICE-CHANCELLOR & REGISTRAR OF THE L.N.MITHILA UNIVERSITY ----------- 4. 25.06.2010 Petitioner has filed the connected writ application (C.W.J.C.No.15486 of 2007) for a direction to the respondent University to pay her entire post retiral dues as mentioned in paragraph 1 thereof. This Court, in a batch of cases, including the connected writ application, passed a detailed order on 12.9.2008 giving certain directions to the respondent University for payment of dues of the petitioners. The order dated 12.9.2008 and subsequent common orders passed in the batch of cases have been referred to in the order passed in M.J.C.No.566 of 2009. After this contempt proceeding was initiated, instead of filing show cause, a counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the University on 02.03.2009 in the writ application itself. Along with the counter affidavit, a photo copy of the letter addressed to the Additional Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Human Resources Development (Higher Education), Government of Bihar for release of grant for - 2 - payment of pre-retiral and post retiral dues of the petitioner along with calculation chart has been annexed as Annexure-A series. Subsequently, a supplementary counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondents on 27.01.2010 stating therein that payment of pre-retiral dues amounting to Rs.7,65,069/- through cheque no.009234 dated 24.04.2009 and that of post retiral dues amounting to Rs.3,87,836/- through cheque no.009216 dated 20.04.2009 have been made to the petitioner. This shows that there has been some compliance of orders of this Court although not in true letter and spirit. However, since petitioner has not filed any reply to the counter affidavit or supplementary counter affidavit and has not disputed the calculation made therein, this Court does not find it appropriate to hold the contemnors guilty in this case. Therefore, this contempt proceeding is dropped and the contempt matter is disposed of. B.T. ( J. N. Singh, J.)