IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2166 of 2007 SHAMSHER SINGH AWADHWALE, son of Late Shyam Sunder Sinha, resident of Village Bheria, P.S. Chandi, District Nalanda ---Petitioner Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR, through Sri Deepak Kumar,Secretary Cum Commissioner, Department of Health Service and Family Welfare, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. Geeta Prasad, Director-in-Chief, Health Services and Family Welfare, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Sri Amarendra Narayan Singh, Special Secretary, Health Services and Family Welfare, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. Dr. R.N. Pandey, Deputy Director, Health Services and Family Welfare, Government of Bihar, Patna. ---Opp. Parties ----------- 16. 10.9.2009 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the opposite party-State. A show cause has been filed on behalf of the opposite party no.2 annexing a copy of the order contained in Memo no.824(11), Patna dated 27th of August, 2009 (Annexure B), whereby the petitioner has been appointed on the post of Health Visitor. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that the order of this Court has been complied with and as such this contempt application need no proceed further. The learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submits that while passing the order, as contained in Annexure B, it was not open for opposite party to record that the order of appointment will be subject to the outcome of the appeal filed by the Department before this Court vide L.P.A.No.326 of 2009 in the case of Majid Kumar Vs. State of Bihar since no appeal was filed against 2 the order dated 30th April, 2007 passed in CWJC No.11497 of 2005 with respect to this petitioner. It is further submitted that the authorities were directed by this Court to pass order expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months on receipt/production of a copy of the said order, whereby the order has been passed but after inordinate delay. This conduct of the opposite party tantamounts to disobedience of the order of this Court. However, considering the submissions of the parties and the show cause filed on behalf of opposite party no.2, this contempt application need not proceed further. The M.J.C. application, accordingly, stands disposed of. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)