IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.383 of 2007 BHONDU CHOUDHARY, s/o late Lal Choudhary, R/o-Mohalla Sadikpur Machhuatoli, P.S. Alamganj, District, Patna…Petitioner Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Shri S.N. Singh, Director-in- Chief, Health Services, Bihar, Patna 3. Shri B. Naik, Principal, Farmacy, Agamkuan, Patna…. Opposite Parties. ----------- 4. 8.9.2009 It appears from the show cause filed on behalf of the present Principal, Pharmacy Institute, Patna that according to him, the petitioner’s appointment is illegal as has been stated in the counter affidavit filed by the then Principal of the Institute in another writ petition filed by the petitioner, namely, C.W.J.C. No.1214/2006 for payment of current salary as well as arrears of salary since August, 2004. It is further pointed out that the petitioner did not mention in the present writ petition, in which the order under contempt was passed, regarding the pendency of the earlier writ petition being C.W.J.C. No. 1214 of 2006. It is further submitted that in view of the order of the Director-in-Chief, Health Service, the payment for the period from 1.10.2004 to 30.11.2005 has been made to the petitioner, which was received by him on 19.8.2009. In view of the aforesaid facts, no case is made out under the contempt jurisdiction of this Court. The contempt application is, accordingly, dismissed. VPS (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)