IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.159 of 2007 -------- Ranjana Ranjan, Wife of late Dr. Shashi Ranjan, resident of Mohalla- Allapatti Chowak, P.S. Darbhanga, Distt- Darbhanga... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2.Sri Deepak Kumar, Commissioner-cum- Secretary, Health Department, New Secretariat, Patna. 3.Sri Uday Kumar, Joint Secretary to the Govt. of Bihar, Health Department, New Secretariat, Patna. 4. Sri Manoranjan Chaturvedi, Director-in-Chief, Health Deptt. Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna........................... Respondents. -------- 11 14-9-2011 Heard the parties. Earlier the respondent-authorities were given opportunity to reconsider all the relevant facts and pass a fresh order in respect of claim of husband of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Associate Professor/ Professor in the department of Pathology. Pursuant to such direction in the order dated 29-6-2011, ultimately the Principal Secretary, Health Department, Government of Bihar has passed a reasoned order dated 16-8-2011 which has been annexed as annexure-E to the supplementary show cause. As per that order the authorities have found no good reason to grant retrospective promotion to the deceased husband of the petitioner on the post of Associate Professor. It is not in dispute that the husband of the petitioner superannuated on 31-1-2001 and according to the respondents he was 2 officiating on the post of Associate Professor but in his own pay-scale and that no person junior to him in the Pathology Department was promoted to the post of Associate Professor. Learned counsel for the petitioner has raised several objections to the reasons mentioned in annexure-E. The earlier direction of this Court was only for considering the case of the husband of the petitioner for promotion and once that has been considered and not accepted, in my view, no case for contempt is made out. This application is, therefore, dismissed. This Court, however, grants liberty to the petitioner that if so advised, she may pursue the claim of her husband for promotion from retrospective date through appropriate proceeding in accordance with law. Naresh ( Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)