IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.3170 of 2010 Raushan Kumar son of Late Sudama Singh, resident of village- Hasanpur, Police Station- Lakhisarai, District- Lakhisarai Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Mr. B. Rajendra, son of name not known at present posted as the Administrator, the Bihar Agriculture Marketing Board (Repealed), Bihar, Patna ----------- For the Petitioner :Mr. Siya Ram Shahi, Advocate For the State :Mr. K.P. Gupta, S.C.16 09/ 29.07.2011 Learned counsel for the State is permitted to make correction in the 2nd supplementary show cause reply filed today. 2. Counsel for the State has filed 2nd supplementary show cause reply duly affirmed by the Secretary, Agriculture, Government of Bihar, Patna annexing the communication received from the Cabinet Secretariat Department wherefrom it appears that the State Government has approved appointment of the wards of the erstwhile employees of the Bihar State Agriculture Marketing Board on compassionate ground, who died in harness prior and after the enactment of the Bihar Agriculture Produce Market (Repealing) Act, 2006 which is to be made very soon. Learned counsel for the State, Sri K.P. Gupta, Standing 2 Counsel No. 16 after seeking telephonic instruction from the Secretary, Agriculture has confirmed that the compassionate appointment of the wards of the deceased employees of the dissolved Board shall be made within four months from today. 3. In view of the statements noted above, this contempt petition is disposed of. 4. It goes without saying that if the undertaking recorded in the 2nd supplementary show cause reply filed today and the telephonic clarification noted above is not carried out, the Secretary, Agriculture, Government of Bihar may be held liable for contempt of the orders of the High Court. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)