IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1342 of 2009 LAL BIHARI SINGH , SON OF LATE MUKHI SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JHALKHORIYA, P.O. JHALKHORIYA P.S. AGRER, DISTRICT ROHTAS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. SWAPAN MUKHARJI, CHAIRMAN, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICIY BOARD BIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILY ROAD, PATNA. 3. NARESH PRASAD YADAV, JOINT SECRETARY, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICIY BOARD BIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILY ROAD, PATNA. 4. KEDAR PRASAD SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER ROHTAS ELECTRIC CIRCLE, SASARAM, ROHTAS. ----------- 03. 07.07.2010 It is submitted by the counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board that arrears of gratuity and pension as quantified in the orders of this Court dated 21.4.2008, Annexure-1 has been paid to the petitioner, in the circumstances, prayer to initiate contempt proceeding against the authorities of the Board has become infructuous. Counsel for the petitioner, however, states that having received payment of Rs.1,93,247.95/- as arrears of gratuity, still there is arrears of Rs.39,040/- towards gratuity for which he may be granted liberty to represent before the authorities. As requested by the counsel for the petitioner, this contempt application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to represent before the competent authority for payment of Rs.39,040/- as arrears of gratuity. Rajesh/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)