IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2627 of 2010 SOCIAL WELFARE EMPLOYEES UNION, BIHAR STATE SOCIAL WELFARE Advisory Board………………………. PETITIONER Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS………………………..OPP. PARTIES.. ----------- 5 1-4-2011 Heard the parties. Learned counsel for the State has produced before the court a letter bearing no. 663 dated 23-03-2011 issued by the Deputy Director, Social Welfare Department, Government of Bihar addressed to Govt. Pleader No.V. That letter mentions that by another letter no. 5181 dated 23-3-11 issued by the Secretary, Bihar State Social Welfare Board, Patna to the Director, Social Welfare Directorate a decision has been communicated that the State Cabinet has sanctioned an amount of Rs.1,06,36,000/- ( Rupees one crore, six lakhs and thirty six thousand ) and on receipt of the said amount the Bihar State Social Welfare Board is going to take suitable steps for paying the dues of concerned employee i.e. the petitioner. Another letter dated 9-3-2011 sent by the Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department to the Chairman of Bihar State Social Welfare Board has also been produced to show the decision of the State Cabinet whereby the aforesaid amount of Rs.1,06,36,000/- has been sanctioned. 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner has now no objection to disposal of this contempt application but he wants a firm direction to the Bihar State Welfare Board to pay the dues of the petitioner employee without any further delay. The letters produced by learned counsel for the State dated 23-3-11 and 9-3-11 are taken on records. In the light of facts noticed above this contempt application is finally disposed of with a direction to the Bihar State Social Welfare Board, opposite party no.4 to pay the lawful dues of the employees from the funds made available by the State Government without any delay, preferably within a month. Naresh ( Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)