IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.676 of 1999 KEWAL PRASAD GUPTA & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 36. 05.05.2009. In compliance of the order dated 17.3.2009, the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department is present and has filed supplementary show cause which is taken on the record. With the supplementary show cause he has also annexed the order of the State Government dated 4.5.2009 whereunder the services of 17 petitioners referred to in the order dated 17.3.2009 of this Court has been found to be irregular but the said order has come into effect from the date of the order. In the circumstances, there is no difficulty in directing the competent authority to pay the aforesaid 17 petitioners salary for the period between the date of termination i.e., 18.8.1994 till the date of joining i.e., 21.4.2001 in compliance of the order of this court dated 18.2.1998 passed in C. W. J. C. No. 7781 of 1994. Such payment be made within two months. With aforesaid observation, this contempt application is disposed of U.K. (V.N.Sinha,J)