IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1722 of 2008 SMT.URMILA DEVI Versus SRI K.M.MISHRA & ORS ----------- 5 4.9.2008 A show cause has been filed on behalf of the Secretary, Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar and on behalf of the Director, Provident Fund, Finance Department, Government of Bihar. By order dated 22.4.2008 this Court had ordered that the petitioner’s dues should be paid in view of the fact that the authority slips had already been issued by the opposite party no. 4. However, the counsel for the State submits that he has oral instructions to say that there was a defect in the authority slips and, therefore, it was returned back to the Treasury Office and after correction it came back to the Road Construction Department in June, 2008. Today a bank draft numberd as “241227” of Rs. 7,93,913/- dated 1.9.2008 has been produced which is being handed over to the counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. The Road Construction Department shall pay the interest of the period between June, 2008 to 2 August, 2008 within a period of one month from today as they had no business to withhold the payment without any cause for three months. This contempt application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)