IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.267 of 2011 1. Baijnath Singh S/o Shri Ramagyan Singh, resident of village- Mubarakpur, P.O.- Danapur Cantt., District- Patna, retired from the post of guard from Punjab National Bank, New Market, Patna Branch, District- Patna 2. Sharm Nand S/o Lt Shri Kalo Prasad, resident of Nayatola, Paras Compound P.O. Nayatola, District Patna, presently posted at Punjab National Bank, Muradpur Branch as CTO B, District- Patna 3. Ashok Kumar Sharma S/o Shri Ram Sakal Sharma, resident of village- Telchh, P.O.- Telchha, P.S.- Janta Bazar, District- Saran, presently posted at Punjab National Bank, Nagarnausa Branch, District Nalanda 4. Pankaj S/o Shri Rajeshwari Charan, Resident of Ranchi Road, Redma, Devi Mandap, Daltanganj, District- Palamu, Jharkhand, presently posted at P.N.B. Zonal Audit office, Patna, District- Patna 5. Aodhya Prasad S/o Late Shri Ram Das Singh, resident of village- Kanhaul, P.S.- Bihta, District- Patna at present posted at P.N.B. Branch Gaunpura, Patna 6. Dilip Kumar S/o Shri Nageshwar Pd. Sahu, resident of village- Brahamasthan, P.O. Baniapur, District-Munger at present posted as Sweeper at P.N.B. Ramankabad Branch, District- Munger 7. Krishna Murari S/o Shri Jamadar Rai, resieent of village Dhanesh Chhapra, P.O.- Hafizpur, District- Saran at present posted as Single Window Operator at P.N.B. Baniapur Branch 8. Pramod Kumar Singh S/o Shri G.P. Singh, resident of Sunita Bhawan Kharman Chak Bhagalpur, at present posted at P.N.B. Nadiawan Branch 9. Ram Sagar Sahu S/o Lt. Shri Jatadhari Sahu, resident of village- Baseyan, P.O.- Hamuawan, District Bhojpur, retired from the post of guard from Punjab National Bank, Piro Branch Versus 1. The Punjab National Bank through its Chairman cum Managing Director, having its Head office at Bhikhajee Kama Place, New Delhi 2. General Manager, Punjab National Bank, P.F. & Pension fund deprtment, Rajendra Place, New Delhi- 110001 3. General Manager P.N.W. Human Resources Development Department, New Delhi 4. The Union of India ----------- 2 02/ 29.07.2011 Counsel for the Punjab National Bank states that against the order dated 5.10.2010 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 15541 of 2006, Annexure-1 alleging non-compliance whereof the present contempt petition has been filed, the Bank has filed L.P.A. No. 1985 of 2010 with prayer for stay of the said order. Counsel for the petitioners, however, states that having filed the appeal, the Bank is always taking time and not prosecuting the appeal. In support of such submission, web copy of the order sheet is also produced. Counsel for the Bank in rejoinder submitted that the appeal is not being prosecuted as all the respondents have not appeared. Be that as it may, I direct the contempt petitioners as also the Punjab National Bank to appear in the said appeal and prosecute the same in right earnest. Counsel for the Bank is also undertaking that the Bank shall abide by the final order passed in the appeal. In view of such undertaking recorded on behalf of the Punjab National Bank, this contempt petition is disposed of with observation that in case Bank does not abide by the final order passed in the appeal, this Court 3 will have no option but to impose cost on the erring official of the bank. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)