IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.799 of 2007 ARJUN PRASAD SAH, SON OF LATE NIRDHAN SAH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS ASSISTANT IN THE OFFICE OF BLOCK BALRAMPUR, P.S. BALRAMPUR, DISTRICT KATIHAR. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER, PURNEA DIVISION, PURNEA. 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KATIHAR. 4. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR, INCHARGE, LAND REFORMS, KATIHAR. 5. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, CEILING, KATIHAR. ----------- 02. 19.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner, at the relevant time served as Clerk in the Block office, Balrampur, Katihar. He has filed this writ petition questioning the validity of the punishment order bearing Memo No.97 dated 12.03.2005, Annexure-6 withholding his one increment with non-cumulative effect. Aforesaid order was passed after service of charge sheet dated 21.08.2004, Annexure-2, perusal whereof indicates that three charges were levelled against the petitioner, one of the charge is that petitioner withheld the file of a ceiling case leading to delay in compliance of the orders of the High Court dated 15.05.1998 passed in C.W.J.C. 2 No.854 of 1987. Defence of the petitioner is that he was not the incharge of the records of the ceiling case and cannot be held responsible for delay in compliance of the orders of the High Court. The Collector, Katihar considered the reply of the petitioner but did not agree with the same and passed the punishment order dated 12.03.2005, Annexure-6. Against the punishment order petitioner preferred appeal, which has also been rejected and the rejection order has been communicated to the petitioner under Memo No.2005 dated 25.08.2006, Annexure-8. 3. In view of the concurrent finding recorded by the Collector, Katihar and the Commissioner, Purnea Division that petitioner is responsible for causing delay in compliance of the orders of the High Court, I am not inclined to entertain the writ petition, which is dismissed. Rajesh/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)