IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3232 of 2009 DINESH SHARMA, SON OF LATE LALA SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RUKUNPURA P.O. AND P.S. GHOSI, DISTRICT JEHANABAD, AT PRESNT RETIRED SENIOR MOST JOINT DIRECTOR CUM KARYALAYA PRADHAN, DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS UNDER PLANNING DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, GOVERNEMNT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA NAMELY, RAMESHWAR SINGH. 2. THE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA, NAMELY NAVIN KUMAR. 3. THE FINANCE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, GOVERNEMNT OF BIHAR, PATNA, NAMELY BHANU PRATAP SINGH. 4. THE COMMISSIOENER, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA, NAMELY, DEEPAK KUMAR. 5. THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, PLANNING OF DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA, NAMELY KAMLESHWAR GIRI. For the petitioner : Mr. Rajendra Sharma, Advocate. For the State : M/s Ashok Kumar Keshri, AAG-11 Brajesh Kumar, AC to AAG-11. ------------- 30. 24.11.2011 In compliance of the order of the Division Bench of this Court dated 12.5.2010 the Principal Secretary, Planning and Development Department considered the representation of the petitioner under office order bearing letter no.1853 dated 27.5.2010, copy whereof was communicated to the petitioner under registered post at his permanent home address through Bandhuganj post office. Postmaster, Bandhuganj post office has granted certificate that the 2 registered cover containing office order dated 27.5.2010 has been served on the petitioner, which certificate could not be disputed by the petitioner, although repeated indulgence was granted to the counsel for the petitioner to obtain another certificate either from Bandhuganj or Ghosi post office that the registered cover has not been delivered to the petitioner. In such view of the matter, I am not inclined to proceed with the contempt petition, which is, accordingly, disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to challenge the order dated 27.5.2010. Rajesh/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)