IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.464 of 2010 Md. Manzoor Alam, son of Late Fakruddin Alam, resident of Mohalla- Balkrishunganj Ghera, P.S. Alamganj, P.O. Gulzarbagh, District Patna…………………………………………………………………………Petitioner Versus 1. Shri Shashi Bhushan Rai, S/o Late Chandi Prasad Rai, the District Superintendent of Education, Patna Collectoriate Compound, Patna, District Patna. 2. The State of Bihar………………Opposite Parties ----------- 3 20.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. The order of this Court in the writ application was dated 23.07.2009. This Court had directed the respondents to dispose of the representation of the petitioner within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of the order. The order was produced before the District Superintendent of Education, Patna by the petitioner along with representation dated 04.08.2009. The same remained pending and, therefore, this contempt application was filed on 09.02.2010. This Court, by order dated 11.08.2010, directed the opposite parties to file show cause and also to 2 show cause as to why cost of litigation may not be awarded to the petitioner if the order is complied with late and after filing of the contempt application. Along with show cause, order of the District Superintendent of Education annexed as Annexure-A is dated 15.06.2010. Clearly, the order has been passed by the District Superintendent of Education, Patna after filing of the contempt application. Since the representation of the petitioner has now been disposed of, petitioner has liberty to challenge the same in accordance with law in an appropriate proceeding. But as the order has been complied with by the District Superintendent of Education, Patna much beyond three months from the date the order passed by this Court in the writ application was produced before him and definitely after filing of the contempt application, this contempt application is disposed of with a direction to the District Superintendent of Education, Patna to pay cost of Rs.2000/-(Rupees 3 two thousand) from his own pocket to the petitioner towards cost in respect of this contempt proceeding within one month from the date of production of a copy of this order, and file a receipt of same in this case. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)