IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2652 of 2007 CHANDRA KANTI DEVI, Widow of Late Shyam Kishore Sharma, Resident of Village- Nonahi, Post- Nonahi, P.S.- Kanke, District- Jehanabad :--- Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Sri Anjani Kumar Sinha, Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, through its Registrar Shri V.K.Yadav. 3. Prof. B.N.Pandey, the Vice-Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya. 4. Sri S.Shrivastava, the Finance Officer, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya. 5. Sri Surendra Prasad Singh, the Principal, S.B.A.N. College, DarhetaLari, P.o.- Lari, District- Jehanabad :----- Opposite Parties. ----------- 8. 08.04.2009. In compliance of the orders of this Court the Finance Officer of the Magadh University (hereinafter referred to as the “University”) and the Incharge Principal of the S.B.A.N. College, Darheta-Lari, Jehanabad (hereinafter referred to as the “College”) are present. It is confirmed by them that they had come to this Court yesterday belatedly as the Finance Officer was waiting for the Incharge Principal who did not come in time to attend the proceedings of this Court. In the circumstances, it is directed that the Vice Chancellor of the University should initiate a Departmental Proceeding against the Incharge Principal of the College for his belated appearance in this Court in connection with a contempt matter and in the Departmental Proceeding the Finance Officer of the University and the Senior Advocate be examined as a witness, if the Incharge Principal disputes the charge and appropriate final order be passed within two months and communicated to the High Court. It is submitted by the counsel for the University that family pension of the petitioner in the revised scale has been fixed and Pension Payment Order No. 2461 of 2007 dated 30.03.2009 has been issued. Arrears of pension and gratuity in the revised scale has - 2 - also been directed to be paid to the petitioner. Provident Fund amount of the husband of the petitioner has also been credited in her Bank Account No. 13107 in compliance of the direction of the Principal of the College contained in letter dated 16.01.2007. The arrears of salary of the husband of the petitioner shall be paid to the petitioner after verification by the Auditor(s) of the State Government for which dates have been fixed in between 07 to 11th December, 2009 in compliance of the other orders of the High Court passed in C.W.J.C. No. 14817 of 2006 dated 16.07.2008. Arrears of salary after verification must be paid to the petitioner within one week of the verification and the Secretary, Higher Education is directed to ensure release of fund for such purpose. In view of the submissions made above, this contempt application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach this Court, if any of the statements noted above is found incorrect after verification by the petitioner. Let this order be communicated to the Vice Chancellor of the University through fax by the office of this Court. P.K.P (V.N.Sinha,J.)