IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2645 of 2008 1. ASHOK SINGH, SON OF LATE AMBIKA SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE + P.O. REVILGANJ, DISTRICT SARAN (CHAPRA) AT PRESENT POSTED AS ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT IN REVILGANJ BRANCH OF THE CHAPRA DISTRICT- CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED, CHAPRA. 2. SURENDRA PRASAD YADAV, SON OFSRI LAXMAN RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BARA TELPA, P.O. CHAPRA SADAR, P.S. CHAPRA TOWN, DISTRICT SARAN (CHAPRA) AT PRESENT POSTED AS ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT IN GORKHA BRANCH OF THE CHAPRA DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED CHAPRA. 3. BHIKHARI GOUR, SON OF SRI SHIV SHANKAR GOUR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SITAB DIYARA, CHHOTKA, BAIJU TOLA, P.O. SITAB DIYARA, P.S. RAVILGANJ, DISTRICT SARAN, PERSONALLY POSTED AS RECORD KEEPER IN THE CHAPRA DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED CHAPRA. 4. JITENDRA SINGH, SON OF SRI BAIDYA NATH SINGH, RESIDENT OF AT MADHO BIHARI LAND, SALEMPUR, CHAPRA, PIN 841301, PRESENTLY POSTED AS ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT OF THE BRANCH CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED, CHAPRA. 5. GOPAL RAI, SON OF LATE RAM AYODHAYA RAI, RESIDENT OF EAST RAUJA, P.O. & P.S. CHAPRA, DISTRICT SARAN, PRESENTLY POSTED AT THE DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED CHAPRA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR. R.J.M. PILLAI. 2. MR. RAVI KANT, THE SECRETARY, CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. MR. NARSINGH UPADHAYAY, THE REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED CHAPRA, DISTRICT SARAN THROUGH ITS ADMINISTRATOR/LIQUIDATOR MR. PRABHAT KUMAR SAH THE PRESENT DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, CHAPRA. 5. MR. PRABHAT KUMAR SAH, THE PRESENT DISTRICT MAGISTRATE OF SARAN AT CHAPRA. 6. MR. RAMAYAN CHOUDHARY, THE JOINT REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES SARAN AT CHAPRA-CUM-JOINT LIQUIDATOR THE CHAPRA DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED CHAPRA, DISTRICT SARAN (CHAPRA). 7. MR. JAWAHAR PRASAD, THE DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE OFFICER, SARAN (CHAPRA)-CUM-ASSISTANT LIQUIDATOR THE CHAPRA DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK CHAPRA, SARAN. 8. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH MR. SAHDEO PRASAD, THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESPONDENTS ************* 2 5 10.11.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The employees of the Chapra District Co-operative Bank Limited has filed a writ application for a direction that the authorities concerned should make payment of their salary and absorb their services in other organizations under control of the State Government. Decision for absorption of the employees would obviously have to be taken by the State Government. The State Government in lieu of the orders of this Court has issued Annexure-A wherein they have communicated the decision of the State Government to the General Secretary of the Bihar Co-operative Bank Association. The question of absorption of the services of the petitioners can only be agitated through a writ application. This Court cannot direct even in a contempt application that the petitioners’ services should be absorbed. It is a policy decision to be taken by the State Government and none other. In this view of the matter, this 3 Court finds that the order of this Court is substantially complied with. This contempt application is, accordingly, dismissed. Sanjay ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)