IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13923 of 2009 DEO RAJ THAKUR, Son of Late Chhedi Thakur, resident of Mohalla- Sultanpur, P.O. Bibiganj, P.S. Danapur, District-Patna..........Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The District Magistrate, Patna. 3. Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Patna. 4. The Circle Officer, Patna Sadar, Patna.........................Respondents. ----------- 2. 26.10.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner the power of attorney holder of Sri Harendra Kumar is aggrieved by the notice (Annexure-5) dated 22.12.2008, whereunder Misc. Case No. 21/2008-09 has been initiated calling upon him to show cause as to why his Jamabandi for 1.25 Acres of land, Mouza-Mainpura, Plot No. 1220 appertaining to Khata No. 769 be not cancelled with reference to the provisions contained in Section 4(h) of the Bihar Land reforms Act. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that earlier also similar proceeding was initiated against Sri Harendra Kumar which was the subject matter of C.W.J.C. No. 4685 of 1985 and the notice issued earlier was quashed under order dated 18.11.1994, Annexure-1. Even after quashing of the earlier notice the authorities were not granting rent receipts for the lands in question to Sri Harendra Kumar. The petitioner who is the power of attorney holder of Sri Harendra Kumar thereafter filed M.J.C. No. 2875 of 2007 praying inter alia to initiate contempt proceeding against the Collector, Patna, and his other 2 subordinates, in which a show cause was filed on behalf of Collector, Patna, through Sri Wazain Uddin Ansari, Anchal Adhikari, Patna Sadar, Patna, and in view of the statements made in the show cause, the contempt petition was withdrawn as the authorities had granted rent receipts for the lands in question in favour of Sri Harendra Kumar. Having heard the counsel for the petitioner and having perused the contents of the order of this Court dated 18.11.1994, Annexure-1 as also the show cause filed on behalf of the opposite party no.2, Collector, Patna, duly sworn by Sri Wazain Uddin Ansari, the then Circle Officer, Patna, I am of the view that the petitioner should file his reply to the show cause notice stating therein that earlier 4(h) proceeding having been quashed by this Court at the instance of the land holder Shri Harendra Kumar vide orders dated 18.11.1994, Annexure-1 and further invite his attention to the show cause Annexue-2 and submit that the present show cause notice tantamounts to committing contempt of this Court. The Circle Officer, Patna, thereafter shall consider the reply and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as early as possible in any case within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of the show cause reply alongwith a copy of this order. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. U.K. (V.N.Sinha,J)