IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1958 of 2010 Ramesh Ray, son of Late Jang Bahadur Ray, resident of village-Jitwarpur Nizamat, P.S. Mufassil Samastipur, District Samastipur. ------ Petitioner Versus 1. State of Bihar through the Secretary, Panchayat Raj, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. Sri Ausamnawa Chhuaaoo, The District Magistrate, Samastipur. 3. Smt. Manju Hajari, Chairman, Zila Parishad, Samastipur. ------ Opp. Parties ----------- 5. 11.08.2010 The contemnor having been found guilty pursuant to orders of this Court is personally present to face sentence. Heard learned counsel on the question of sentence. Learned counsel states that even though the order of this Court was clear, under legal advice she filed letter patent appeal with separate application for stay but in spite of trying to get the matter heard at least for stay it could not be achieved. The legal advice being so long as the appeal is pending the order need not be complied. To this argument, I have already adverted to in earlier order, whereby I have rejected the same and found the contemnor guilty. The fact of the matter is that this Court had passed the order on 7.4.2010 in presence of the counsel for the contemnor whereby she was directed to convene a meeting within 15 days to face vote of no confidence. That 2 having not been done this contempt application was filed on 3.5.2010. Still meeting was not convened. Ultimately, notices initiating contempt proceeding were issued on 7.7.2010 and after service of the said notice it is not the contemnor but the Collector of the District who ultimately, on default of the contemnor, convened the meeting, which is to be held this week. Such being the defiant attitude of the contemnor facts do not call for any lenient punishment because it is majesty of the Court that has to put on stake. However, in deference to the plea of the learned Senior counsel and considering that the contemnor is a democratically elected Chairman of the Zilaparishad, who has refused to face confidence motion and being a lady, I deem it fit that in the peculiar facts and circumstances she be penalized with a fine of Rs.5000/- which she should deposit with the Patna High Court Legal Aid, Patna within a period of one week from today and file receipt thereof. With this sentence, this application stands disposed of. S.S. (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J)