IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.60 of 2009 SUO MOTU CONTEMPT AGAINST THE V.C. & THE REG.OF V.K.S.U Versus ----------- 8. 10/07/2009 By a common order dated 31.7.2008 passed in C.W.J.C. No.13494 of 2004 and other analogous cases, this Court issued certain directions to the University authorities. Directions were not complied with within the time frame. A few indulgences were granted to the University authorities to comply the directions within the extended time which also they did not do. Therefore, by order dated 11.12.2008 contempt proceedings were initiated against the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar of the Veer Kunwar Singh University for non-compliance of the common order dated 31.7.2008 passed in the aforesaid writ applications and they were directed to file show cause. Accordingly office of this Court registered separate contempt proceedings and listed the same side by side the writ applications before this Court in a batch. Hearing proceeded in the matter on different dates and the contemnors filed their show cause in C.W.J.c.No.13494 of 2004 which - 2 - they prayed to be treated as common show cause in all the analogous matters. Finally, the matter was heard in detail on 8.4.2009 and by a reasoned order passed in MJC No.57 of 2009 which arose from C.W.J.c.No.8284 of 2008, the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar of the University were held guilty of contempt. Thereafter matters were adjourned for hearing on the question of punishment. After few adjournments, matters were finally heard and by order dated 30.6.2009 passed in MJC No.57 of 2009 orders of punishment have been passed against the said Vice Chancellor and the Registrar of the University. This contempt matter arises out of C.W.J.C.No.882 of 2008. Petitioner of this case claimed death-cum-retiral benefits in respect of her husband, who died in harness in January, 2007 from a non-teaching post. Petitioner claimed that her husband was working within the staffing pattern and therefore, she was entitled to all benefits on account of his death in harness after having worked in the respondent University over 25 years. Counter affidavit and show cause have - 3 - been filed in the connected writ matter in which they have denied the claim of the petitioner. In this contempt matter also show cause has been filed in which also the claim of the petitioner has been denied on the ground that services of the husband of the petitioner was not absorbed. This fact has not been challenged by the petitioner. In the circumstances, this Court does not find this case as a fit case to further proceed in the matter of contempt against the contemnors The proceeding is hence dropped. The contempt application is accordingly dismissed. Let a copy of this order be handed over to learned counsel for the University. Pradeep/ (J. N. Singh, J.)