IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.227 of 2008 RAM BAHADUR MAHTO Versus PRADEEP KUMAR SINHA & ANR ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Ram Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. J.P. Karn, AAG IX -------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ------------ Dated, the 15th September, 2008. By means of this contempt application, the petitioner has raised the grievance that the order dated 11th September, 2007 has not been complied with. 2. A cause has been shown by the Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Bihar in response to this contempt application. 3. It is stated that vide order dated 4th March, 2008, the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner have been concluded. By the said order, it has been decided that pension will not be admissible to the petitioner from the date of issue of the order and that the period from 1st January, 1970 to 26th February, 1984 shall be treated as the period of suspension and only subsistence allowance will be admissible. It is further ordered that the period will not be treated as regular service. In the show cause, it is further stated that the Registrar, Co-operative Societies has cancelled two time bound promotions and - 2 - ACP because of unsatisfactory and blemished service of the petitioner. There is another order dated 18th March, 2008 disallowing allowances for the period of suspension. 4. We do not deem it necessary to go into the legality and correctness of the orders dated 4th March, 2008 and 18th March, 2008 but suffice it to say that no case for contempt is made out. It will be open to the petitioner to put in issue the legality and correctness of these orders in appropriate proceeding in accordance with law, if so advised. 5. M.J.C. stands disposed of. R.M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J. Anil/