IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7320 of 2005 ZUBAIDA BEGUM, wife of late Dr. Md. Haroon Ansari, C/o Sri Md. Shakil (Doordarshan Wale) resident of Mohalla – Shakour Colony (Indrapuri) P.O. – B.V.College, Patna. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the commissioner cum Secretary, Department of Finance, Old Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Commissioner cum Secretary, Department of Medical Education & Deshi Chikitsa, New Secretariat (Vikas Bhawan), Patna. 3. The Director of Provident Fund, Directorate of Provident Fund Bailey Road, Pant Bhawan, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, Rohtas (Sasaram). 5. The District Provident Fund officer, Rohtas Collectorate, Rohtas (Sasaram). 6. The Deshi Chikitsa Padadhikari, Rohtas (Sasaram). 7. The Deshi Chikitsa Padadhikari, Samastipur. 8. The Treasury Officer, Rohtas (Sasaram). ----------- 03. 20.3.2009 Earlier the petitioner had approached this Court for settlement of the retiral dues when this Court vide its order dated 15.1.2002 disposed of the writ application in terms of annexure-1. Thereafter, a contempt application came to be filed for violation of the order dated 15.1.2002 which was registered as M J C No. 1445 of 2004. The matter was heard. Taking into consideration the show cause and details of calculation of payment the contempt application was disposed of vide order dated 25.4.2005 which is annexure 3 to the present writ application. Petitioner is back again with a yet another writ application claiming payment under the GPF head. Keeping in mind the two orders contained in annexuer1 and annexure-3, the writ application is totally misplaced. It is a fit case in which cost should be awarded on the petitioner because it is not open to the petitioner to keep litigating on the issue again and again which has already been settled by the earlier decision in the matter. - 2 - The application is not only barred by res judicata but also suffers from indiscretion. The only reason why the Court is refraining from being harsh on the issue is that the petitioner is a widow of a retired employee. The writ application is dismissed. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi J)