IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2938 of 2010 CAPT. KAMLESHWAR SAHAY . Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS. . ----------- 2/ 30/03/2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Housing Board. Learned counsel for the Board submits that the Price Fixation Committee has determined the dues of the petitioner which he has deposited. Thereafter certain additional demands on account of interest have been raised against the petitioner and final deed of registration executed. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the amount determined by the Price Fixation Committee has been deposited under protest without prejudice to the rights of the petitioner on the assessment made. He next submits that the petitioner is not liable to pay interest on delay that may be attributable to the Board or the Price Fixation Committee in final determination of liabilities. If the Price Fixation Committee has done the determination, no proceedings in contempt will lie. If the petitioner has made the payments under protest, quite naturally, he has reserved to himself the right to 2 challenge the quantification done by the Price Fixation Committee before the appropriate forum as he may be advised. Needless to state that in any such challenge before a forum, the forum shall necessarily be required to decide on the quantification of the interest also. At this stage learned counsel for the parties are agreed that the petitioner shall represent before the Managing Director of the Board who shall proceed to decide matters appropriately. It is expected that any such decision shall be done within a maximum period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The contempt proceedings stand disposed. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)