IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2432 of 2008 NIRMALA DEVI, wife of Anil Kumar Mishra, Resident of Village + P.O. Harpur Karah, PS Baniapur, District Saran ….Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Secretary Primary Education, Govt. ofBihar Patna 2. Sri Anjani Kumar Singh, Secretary, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. Sri Ashutosh Kumar, Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4. Sri Prabhat Kumar Sah, District Magistrate, Saran 5. Sri Jagpati Choudhary, DSE, Saran 6. Sri Sunil Kumar Pandey, BDO, Baniapur, District Saran 7. Smt. (Dr.) Indu Kumari, Block Education Exten. Officer, Baniapur, District Saran 8. Sri Vishwanath Rai, Mukhiya Gram Panchayat Harpur, Block Baniapur, District Saran 9. Sri Jatta Shankar Singh, Secretary, Gram Panchayat Harpur, Block Baniapur, District Saran 10. Sri Sarvanand Manjhi, Headmaster, Kanya Primary School, Harpur, Block Baniapur, District Saran …Opposite Parties ----------- 03- 19.2.2010 Heard Mr. Harendra Kumar Singh for the petitioner, and learned Assistant Counsel to Standing Counsel no.VI. This application has been filed by the petitioner of CWJC No.3540 of 2007, for the alleged non-compliance of the order dated 1.8.2007 (Annexure 1), passed therein, whereby three months’ time was granted to the Collector of the district to dispose of the petitioner’s representation. The contemners have placed on record their show-cause, wherein it is stated that the representation has been disposed of after a lapse of two years. There was thus a delay of one year and nine months to comply with the order of this Court. This Court has all these years adopted a liberal approach towards the authorities regarding payment of arrears of salary and post-retirement benefits, and 2 has normally declined to pay interest except deposits of general provident fund. This does not seem to have yielded the desired result, writ petitions for payment of salary and post-retirement benefits continue unabated which may have to be chased by contempt applications. Stage has now reached that we should now shed out liberal approach. In that view of the matter, this application is disposed of with costs quantified at Rs.5000/- (five thousand) payable to the petitioner within a period of two months from today. Opposite Party no.4 (District Magistrate, Saran), shall ensure payment of the amount. 3. This application is accordingly disposed of. ( S K Katriar ) mrl