IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1629 of 2008 CHANDRA BHANU PRASAD CHAURASIA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 5. 14.9.2009 In the show cause filed on behalf of opposite party No.3, the stand taken is that the petitioner has been granted the financial benefits on the post of Dalpati with effect from 14.9.1991 to February,2009 by cheque for Rs. 36,674/- on 22.8.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner does not contest the said point. Further stand taken in the show cause is that no junior to the petitioner has been promoted/appointed on the post of Panchayat Sewak. Learned counsel for the petitioner is unable to say anything on the said point, as he has no such instruction and on account of passage of time and the multifarious litigations on the issue of promotion of Dalpati to the post of Panchayat Sewak, it is submitted by the learned counsel that he himself is not immediately able to controvert the said point, as certain matters have been decided and he will have to first examine as to whether any junior to him has been actually promoted in terms of the concession made by the State Government regarding appointment of 531 Dalpaties on the post of Panchayat Sewak. In view of the aforesaid circumstances, the contempt application is disposed of. However, it will be open to the petitioner that, if any junior to him, has been promoted to the post of Panchayat - 2 - Sevak, he may represent for giving the same benefit before the competent authority on the basis of the order dated 17.3.2005 under contempt. VPS (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)