IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1004 of 2007 PRASANNA KUMAR JHA 'PARDESHI ', son of late Asharfi Jha, resident of Morwa, P.S. Musharigharari, District-Samastipur Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Sri M.M.Jha, the Commissioner- cum-Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna 2. Bihar State Sanskrit Siksha Board, through its Secretary, Mr. Basant Kumar, Boring Canal Road, Patna 3. Mr. K.P.Singh, Director, Secondary Education (Sanskrit) Department of Human Resources Development, Bihar, Patna cum Chairman Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board, Boring Canal Road, Patna 4. Mr. Basant Kumar, the Secretary, Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board, Boring Canal Road, Patna 5. Mr. M.D. Hasami, District Education Officer, Samastipur 6. Mr. R.Jha, the Head Master Incharge at present Khudneshwar Rajniti Sanskrit Prathmik Sah Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Morwa, District-Samastipur. ----------- 6. 09.09.2009 In the show cause filed on behalf of the opposite party no.4, the Secretary, Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board, it is stated that the order under contempt stands complied with and the difference of salary amounting to Rs. 17,998/- has already been paid to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the difference of salary comes to Rs. 18,743/- and there is some dispute also with respect to the date from which the annual increments have been granted. In view of the aforesaid payments made it appears that there has been substantial compliance of the order under contempt. The contempt application is accordingly dismissed. The petitioner shall have liberty to approach the authorities with his calculations and also reasonings regarding the date of grant of annual increment and the same shall be considered by - 2 - the authorities in accordance with law and if any further amount is payable, the same should be paid to him within three months of the filing of the representation. S.Pandey (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)