IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1266 of 2007 KAILASH RAM Versus R.K.SINGH & ORS ----------- 07/ 22-08-2008 No one appears for the petitioner. Mr. Nitish Kumar Lal, learned junior counsel to Standing Counsel No.XI appears for the opposite party. Considering the claim of the petitioner for his promotion, this Court disposed of the writ application bearing CWJC No.10842 of 1994 by order dated 09.12.1998 directing the respondents-authorities to take a final decision in the matter as early as possible, preferably within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It was also directed that if the claim of the petitioner is found to be genuine, an appropriate order must be passed forthwith without any further delay. Since no order had been passed in terms of the said direction of this Court, petitioner has filed this contempt petition. The opposite party has annexed the orders passed by the Chief Engineer(Annexure-A) from which it is evident that the claim of 2 the petitioner has been rejected by the department on the ground that he was an employee of the work charge establishment and, therefore, there was no provision for promotion in the regular establishment. In view of the specific orders rejecting claim of the petitioner passed by the department, the order of this Court passed in the writ application stands complied. Therefore, this contempt application is dismissed. A.H./ ( J. N. Singh , J. )