IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.475 of 2009 LALJEE THAKUR SON OF LATE TILKESHWAR THAKUR, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA SAMTA COLONY, P.S.- TOWN, DISTRICT- VAISHALI AT HAJIPUR. …… Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. SRI B RAJENDRA, THE DIRECTOR, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. …… Opposite parties. ----------- 5 19.04.2010 None appears on behalf of the petitioner. Heard Mr. Subhash Prasad Singh, learned Government Advocate no. 8. This application under Section 12 of Contempt of Courts Act, has been filed for the alleged disobedience of the order dated 13.10.2004, passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 13126 of 2004 (Laljee Thakur versus The State of Bihar & Ors), whereby it was (along with analogous writ petitions), disposed of with a general direction to the respondent authorities to make payment of the dues of the petitioner. 2. We have perused the materials on record, and considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. After his superannuation from the services of the Bihar Government in the Department of Animal Husbandry w.e.f. 30.9.2004, he approached this Court by preferring the writ petition for a direction to make payment of his dues including retiral dues/death-cum-retiral dues. The learned Single Judge ordered to redress the grievance of the petitioner. The order, perhaps, has not been complied with, leading to M.J.C. no. 437 of 2006. By order dated 9.7.2008 (Annexure-1), the Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Government of Bihar was 2 directed to consider the surviving grievances of the petitioner. Paragraph 7 of the order is relevant in the present context, and is reproduced herewith for facility of quick reference: “7. We, accordingly, pass the following order: i) The Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Bihar, Patna, shall consider the petitioner’s representation dated 3rd January, 2006 (Annexure-4) objectively and in accordance with law. ii) The decision shall be taken by the director, Animal Husbandry Department, within 3 months from today and the same shall be communicated to the petitioner immediately thereafter.” 3. The contemnors have placed on record their show- cause. Furthermore, the learned Government Advocate has also received written instructions wherein it is stated as follows: “As such the petitioner has been granted all his promotions with effect from the date from which juniors to petitioner have been granted promotion and all his retiral benefits have been paid and due to the promotion of all suitable senior Livestock Assistants along with petitioner no seniority in the Livestock Supervisor will not be affected in the fresh made gradation list” 4. In view of the submission of the learned Government Advocate to the effect that the grievances of the petitioner have been redressed, we do not wish to proceed further in the matter. 5. This application is accordingly disposed of. pkj (S.K. Katriar, J.) ( Kishore K. Mandal, J. )