IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.750 of 2011 Sanjeen Choudhary Versus The State Of Bihar & Ors. 4/ 24/08/2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the opposite parties. The direction in the writ petition was to pay the salary of the higher officiating post of Chief Storekeeper while the petitioner was substantively a Storekeeper. Further direction was to consider his case for promotion to the post of Chief Storekeeper. Paragraph-5 of the show cause filed on behalf of opposite party No.1, the Principal Secretary, Ministerial Secretariat Department, Government of Bihar, states that the petitioner has been promoted to the post of Chief Storekeeper by order dated 15.6.2011. Insofar as payment of salary is concerned, for that post from 4.12.2004 to 22.6.2006, it is submitted that the steps have been taken and the payment shall be made after approval of the Finance Department. Compliance with official procedures are no defence in a contempt proceeding. The Court therefore takes the statement made in paragraph-5 of opposite party No.1 as a solemn assurance and undertaking given to the Court for compliance of its order. Having 2 trust and faith in the assurance and undertaking given by a senior functionary of the State the Court at this stage has no reasons to doubt the same. If the actual physical payment of arrears of salary for the period 4.12.2004 to 22.6.2006 is not made to the petitioner within a maximum period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before Opposite Party No.1, serious issues for violation of the assurance and undertaking given by him to the Court may arise. The application stands disposed. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)