IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.607 of 2009 SUO MOTU CONTEMPT AGAINST VICE-CHANCELLOR & REGISTRAR OF THE L.N.MITHILA UNIVERSITY ----------- 4. 25.06.2010 Petitioner has filed the connected writ application (C.W.J.C.No.2023 of 2007) for a direction to the respondent University to pay him the amount of earned leave, gratuity, difference of salary, other retiral dues and full pension. This Court, in a batch of cases, including the connected writ application, passed a detailed order on 12.9.2008 giving certain directions to the respondent University for payment of dues of the petitioners. The order dated 12.9.2008 and subsequent common orders passed in the batch of cases have been referred to in the order passed in M.J.C.No.566 of 2009. After this contempt proceeding was initiated, instead of filing show cause, a counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the University on 06.03.2009 in the writ application itself. Again, a supplementary counter affidavit has been filed on 27.01.2010 stating therein that payment of pre-retiral dues amounting to Rs.1,18,446/- through cheque no.020811 dated 05.10.2009 and that of post retiral dues - 2 - amounting to Rs.3,29,135/- through cheque no.020812 dated 05.10.2009 have been made to the petitioner. Petitioner has not filed any reply to the same disputing payments made to him. This shows that there has been some compliance of orders of this Court although not in true letter and spirit. However, since petitioner has not filed any reply to the counter affidavit or supplementary counter affidavit and has not disputed the payments made to him and calculations made therein, this Court does not find it appropriate to hold the contemnors guilty in this case. Therefore, this contempt proceeding is dropped and the contempt matter is disposed of. B.T. (J. N. Singh, J.)