IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.5165 of 2010 Sita Ram Prasad, son of Late Harihar Singh, resident of Mohalla Shankar Chowk, C/O Sari Sansar, P.S. Dumra, P.O. & District- Sitamarhi (Bihar). ………….. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.Shri Shashi Shekhar Sharma, Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Rural Works Department, Govt. of Bihar, Vishwashvaraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. ………… Opp.Parties. ---------------------------------- 5. 20/10/2011 Writ application of the petitioner, namely, C.W.J.C.No.16688 of 2009) was disposed of by order dated 21.1.2010 with a direction to the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner and dispose it of within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of the order. Petitioner produced the said order before the Secretary, Rural Works Department on 18.2.2010. Three months period was over by 18.5.2010, but representation of petitioner was not disposed of. Hence, petitioner filed this contempt application on 16.12.2010. The matter was taken up on 9.2.2011 on which date four weeks time was allowed to the opposite parties to file their show cause. Additionally, they were also directed to show cause as to why on account of 2 delayed compliance, if any, of the orders of this Court, cost of filing of contempt application may not be awarded to the petitioner to be realized from the official concerned who may be found responsible for the delay. Show cause has been filed on behalf of opposite party nos.2 and 3 on 14.10.2011. Along with this show cause, order of the Secretary, Rural Works Department dated 28.9.2011 has been annexed as Annexure-A. Thus, by this order, finally the orders of this Court has been complied with and representation of the petitioner has been considered and rejected. There is nothing in the order of the Secretary, Rural Works Department to show as to under what circumstances, compliance of the orders of this Court was delayed. In the show cause also, no such explanation has been given. Learned counsel for the opposite parties is also not in a position to explain the delay in compliance of the orders of this Court. In the circumstances, although order of this Court has been complied with, this 3 Court finds that there is unexplained delay in the same. Hence, this contempt application is disposed of with a cost of Rs.5000/- against the Secretary, Rural Works Department which he must pay from his own salary to the petitioner within four weeks from today. Petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the order passed by the Secretary, Rural Works Department in accordance with law in an appropriate proceeding. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)