IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.4362 of 2009 NAND KISHORE SHARMA, S/O LATE LAXMI NARAYAN SINGH, RETIRED PLANT PROTECTION INSPECTOR, PLANT PROTECTION OFFICE, ARRAH, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT HOUSE NO. 412, GATE NO.23, NEHRU NAGAR, PATLIPUTRA, PATNA-13. ……… PETITIONER. VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. MR. K.C. SHAHA, THE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, VIKAS BHAWAN, PATNA. 3. THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, VIKAS BHAWAN, JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU MARG, PATNA-1. 4. THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE (PLANT PROTECTION), MITHAPUR FARM, PATNA-1. …….. CONTEMNOR- OPPOSITE PARTIES. ----------- 3. 22.09.2010 From the Office note dated 15.09.2010 it appears the defects have not been removed in compliance of the orders of this court dated 28.04.2010 whereunder direction was given to remove the defects within one week. By filing show-cause Counsel for the opposite parties states that orders of this court dated 31.1.2005 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 10207 of 1999 has been complied with an order bearing Memo No.581 dated 2.2.2010 has been passed, whereunder the case of the petitioner and others was considered for promotion but petitioner could not be granted promotion as his two immediate seniors, namely Shri Baidynath Singh (Serial No. 17) and Shri Kedar Nath Singh(Serial No. 18) have also not been granted such promotion. Petitioner being at Serial No.19 was also not given 2 promotion on account of lack of vacancy. In the circumstances the contempt application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the order dated 2.2.2010 if he is so aggrieved. M.I. HAQUE ( V.N.Sinha,J)