IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2252 of 2005 SMT.USHA SHARMA Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ANR ----------- 3 27.08.2008 This petition has been filed for initiating a proceeding of contempt against the learned Munsif, Lakhisarai for violation of the order of this Court dated 2.7.1996 passed in C.R. No. 566 of 1996. By the said order dated 2.7.1996, this Court dismissed C.R. No. 566/1996 with an observation that the learned Court below should also take efforts to dispose of the Miscellaneous case expeditiously. By the said order, only an observation was made and no direction was given to the learned Court below. Hence, no contempt is made out. However, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that she had filed Misc. Case no. 2/1995 which is pending before the learned Munsif, Lakhisarai and although 13 years have passed and in the mean time, several petitions have been filed by the petitioner therein, the said Miscellaneous case has not yet been decided. In the said circumstances, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the learned Munsif, Lakhisarai to dispose of Misc. Case no. 2/1995, if not yet disposed of, within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. pkj (S.N.Hussain,J)