IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1826 of 2010 1. DARWIN KUMAR, S/O SRI BALESHWAR PANDIT, R/O VILL.- SOHRA, P.O.- SOHRA, P.S.- SIGORI, DISTT.- PATNA …………. PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, 2. SECRETARY, DEPTT. OF WELFARE, BIHAR, PATNA, 3. D.D.C., PATNA, 4. DISTRICT WELFARE OFFICER, PATNA, 5. B.D.O., MASAURHI, PATNA, 6. BLOCK WELFARE OFFICER, MASAURHI, PATNA, 7. HEAD MASTER, HIGH SCHOOL DEOWARIA HASANPURA, P.O.- BEDAULI, P.S.- BHAGWANGANJ, DISTT.- PATNA ………… RESPONDENTS. ----------- 3. 08.02.2010. Heard Mr. R.K. Rajan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Arvind Kumar, learned counsel for the State. In pursuance of our earlier order Mr. Harendra Kumar Shrivastava, District Welfare Officer, Patna is present. The grievance in the writ petition is that the students, who were entitled to get scholarship for the Academic Year 2001-02, were not given the same. Mr. Shrivastava, District Welfare Officer, Patna stated that the said amount reached towards the end of March, 2002, as a consequence of which the same could 2 not be distributed. As the money was not distributed it lapsed. In view of the aforesaid it is directed the scholarship for the said period, namely, 2001-02 as well as for the period 2002-03 be disbursed to the eligible students by 15th of March, 2010 positively. A compliance report by way of affidavit shall be filed by Mr. Harendra Kumar Shrivastava, District Welfare Officer, Patna failing which a proceeding for contempt shall be initiated against him. With the aforesaid direction the writ petition stands disposed of. Let a free copy of the order be handed over to Mr. Arvind Kumar, learned counsel for the State to do the needful in the matter. Dilip ( Dipak Misra, C.J. ) ( Mihir Kumar Jha, J. )