IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2344 of 2010 SATRUGHAN PRASAD SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS. ----------- 03/ 11.10.2010 Heard Mr. Priyank Deepak, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Vijay Kumar Verma, learned junior counsel to Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh for the Electricity Board and its authorities. This application has been filed complaining non- compliance of the order dated 24.12.2009 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 6926 of 2007 disposing of the writ petition with direction to the Board and its authorities to afford opportunity to the petitioner as regarding the matter of incorrect pay-fixation and dispose of the same by a reasoned and speaking order to be passed within a period of three months from the date of filing of a reply by the writ petitioner to the notice to be issued by the Board in this regard. A show cause has been filed on behalf of the Electricity Board and its authorities enclosing an order dated 9.7.2010 passed by the Secretary of the Board disposing of the claim of the petitioner with an order of recovery of an amount of Rs. 43, 124/- from the gratuity admissible to the petitioner said to be by reason of wrong fixation/excess pay drawn by the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner while filing a 2 rejoinder to the show cause seeks permission to withdraw the contempt application with a further liberty to the petitioner to challenge the correctness of the order enclosed and marked Annexure-A to the show cause, in an appropriate proceedings. Permission is accorded. This application is disposed of with the liberty aforesaid. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)