IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13715 of 2007 SHYAM NANDAN PRASAD SINGH, S/o Late Shiv Chandra Prasad Singh, R/o Bhawdeopur, P.S.- Sitamarhi, P.O-Sitamarhi, District-Sitamarhi. ……… Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Inspector General of Prison, Department of Prison (Jail), Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. Inspector General of Prison, Department of Prison (Jail), Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. Director, Probation Charya Department of Prison (Jail) Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. Principal Probation Officer, Department of Jail, Sitamarhi. ……….Respondents ----------- 4. 30-08-2010 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State and its authorities. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Principal Probation Officer, Sitamarhi (Respondent no. 4). Principal Probation Officer, Sitamarhi is present in court in view of the earlier direction of this court. His presence is dispensed with. 2. The relevant facts are admitted by both the parties that the petitioner’s premises bearing House No. 129A Ward No. 14, Sitamarhi was taken on rent by the respondent authorities and they vacated the said premises on 31.07.2995. It is also an admitted fact that arrears of rent from 01-06-1987 till the date of vacation, was not paid nor electricity bill for the said period was paid by the respondents to the petitioner. 3. It is stated by the learned counsel for the respondents authorities that some payments with regard to electricity bills have been made. In his counter affidavit, Respondent no. 4 has also stated 2 that the Principal Probation Officer of Sitamarhi had been regularly writing to the higher authorities including the Director of Probation Service Bihar, Patna (Respondent no. 3) for allotment of fund under both heads of payments i.e. the arrears of rent and electricity, but neither any fund has been made available nor any payment has been made. 4. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this writ petition is allowed with a direction to the said Director of Probation Service, Bihar (Respondent no. 3) to get the entire amount of arrears of rent from 01.06.1987 till 31.07.1995 along with unpaid arrears of electricity bills paid to the petitioner within two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. If the said order is not complied within the aforesaid time prescribed, the said Director of Probation of Service Bihar, Patna (Respondent No. 3) shall be personally held liable not only for contempt of court and violation of this order, but also for dereliction of his duty and incompetency. 5. With the aforesaid observations and directions this writ petition is disposed of. Sujit (S.N.Hussain,J.)