IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1588 of 2007 RAM SUNDAR RAI son of late Amar Rai, resident of Village, Post and Gram Panchayat- Latrahiya (New Panchayat Baligaon), P.S. and Block Parsa, District Saran at Chapra------------------petitioner Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.Jagarnath Sharma, the Director, Directorate of Panchayati Raj, Government of Bihar, Patna 3.Prabhat Kumar Sah, the District Magistrate, Saran at Chapra 4.Sri Ram Rup Singh, the District Panchayat Officer Saran at Chapra-------------------------opp.parties ----------- 5. 15.9.2009 The petitioner claims violation of the order dated 25.3.2004 passed by this Court by which the direction was given to the authority concerned to consider the case of the petitioner and like persons for appointment as peons to the Pramukhs in accordance with law. In the show causes filed on behalf of the opposite parties including opposite party no.3, the District Magistrate, Saran at Chapra it is stated that the case of the petitioner was considered and finding the petitioner to be overage the matter was referred for condonation of age to the Panchayat Raj Directorate but the Director, Panchayat Raj did not condone the age of the petitioner and three others. Thereafter in a meeting held on 7.3.2008 the petitioner has been denied 2 appointment and the same was communicated to him by the letter dated 7.3.2008. In the above circumstances, the order under contempt has been complied with. The contempt application is, accordingly, dismissed. If the petitioner is aggrieved by the aforesaid action of the authorities he may challenge the same in appropriate proceedings. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) spal/