IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2581 of 2009 1. Mithlesh Kumar son of Late Shyam Sundar Prasad, resident of Village and Panchayat- Nathanpur, P.O. and P.S. Birpur, Block Brahia 2. Anuj Kumar, son of Late Mohar Singh, resident of village and P.O. Mahsaurha, Gram Panchayat Mahsaurha, P.S. Lakhisarai Muffasil, Block Ramgarh Chowk 3. Dilip Kumar, son of Rambalak Singh, resident of village Chetantola, Khothan, P.O. Dih Khathan, Panchayat Chetantola Khothan, P.S. and block Barhaia 4. Sofinder Mahto son of late Yamuna Mahto resident of village and O.P and Panchayat Mohadinagar, P.S. Block Halsi, All petitioners belong to District Lakhisarai Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Deepak Prasad, the Secretary cum Commissioner, Deptt. Of Panchayati Raj, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. Baidhnath Prasad, the Director, Directorate of Panchayati Raj, Government of Bihar, Patna 4. Rajesh Gupta, the Commissioner, Munger Division, Munger 5. …… , the District Magistrate, Lakhisarai 6. Sri Rajeev Ranjan Singh, the Deputy Development Commissioner, Kakhisarai cum vice Chairman, district Panchayat Sewak Selection Committee, Lakhisarai 7. Md. Sallauddin Khan, the District Panchayat Officer, Lakhisarai cum Member Secretary, District Panchayat Sewak Selection Committee, Lakhisarai 03/ 07.04.2010 From the show cause filed by the District Magistrate, Lakhisarai, it appears that appointment in compliance of the orders of this Court dated 19.7.2005, passed in C.W.J.C. No. 15462 of 2004, Annexure-1 is not being made, as according to the Directorate of Panchayati Raj, there is no available vacancy, which is required to be filled up. It is thus evident that this Court has not passed any order on the number of vacancies available prior to coming into force of the new rule with effect from 15.1.2004. Accordingly, the contempt application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to seek declaration from this - 2 - Court about the number of vacancies which existed before the date of coming into force of the new rules with effect from 15.1.2004. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)