IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.173 of 2008 MADHU KUMARI, D/O VIR NARAYAN PRASAD SAHU, OF VILLAGE-DHANKA, P.S.-DHANKA, DISTRICT-MOTIHARI. ....................PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR . 2. THE DIRECTOR-IN-CHIEF HEALTH SERVICES, BIHAR, PATNA OFFICE- NEW SECRETARIAT PATNA. 3. THE CIVIL SURGEON, NAWADAH. 4. SHRI BAIDYANATH SINGH, S/O NOT KNOWN THE CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, MOTIHARI. 5. THE TREASURY OFFICER, MOTIHARI. ................. RESPONDENTS/ CONTEMNORS. ----------- 6/ 06.07.2009 Heard the counsels appearing for the petitioner and the State. The application has been filed for initiating the proceeding of contempt for non-compliance of order dated 5.7.2002 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 6656 of 2002, direction of this Court was to consider and dispose of representation filed by the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of filing of the representation. I find that representation itself was filed by the petitioner after one year of the passing of the order. The representation was filed in the year 2003 for non-compliance of the direction of this Court M.J.C. has been filed after six years which is barred by limitation as provided under Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act. This application is dismissed. Sanjeet/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)