IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1303 of 1999 SHANKAR MISHRA son of late Prem Lal Mishra, resident of village- Bhadreshwar, Police Station- Forbisganj, District- Araria. … Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Sri J. Manhan, Collector, Araria 3. Sri B. P. Singh, Additional Collector, Araria. .. Opposite parties. ----------- 4. 30.03.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. In the opinion of this court, alleged violation of the order of this court dated 29.6.1998 in CWJC No. 10682 of 1996 does not survive any longer. It is so because this court in the operative portion of the aforesaid order had given the following directions:- “….Having heard the counsel for the parties, I direct the concerned respondents to pass appropriate order and release the compensation as due to the petitioners, as already decided in accordance with law. They will make such payment along with statutory interest of 2 ½ % with additional penal interest of 6 % over such total amount within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order…..” A show-cause has been filed wherein after explaining certain aspects of the matter, the authorities had explained that on overall analysis it was found that as the liabilites of the petitioner and/or his ancestors had 2 increased the assets, the petitioner would not be entitled for payment of any compensation in terms of provisions of Bihar Land Reforms Act. Taking such a plea the authorities had passed a detailed order dated 19/20-2- 1999as contained in Annexure- A to the said show-cause. In the opinion of this Court, such order may be either good or bad in law but then no question of contempt would arise as the authorities have found that the petitioner was not entitled for payment of any compensation. At this stage, counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty to initiate a fresh proceeding as against the order recorded by the Additional Collector/Collector holding the petitioner to be not entitled for payment of any compensation. This application is accordingly disposed of with aforementioned liberty. Kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)