IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2576 of 2010 Banju Devi, Wife of Sri Rakesh Thakur, Resident of Village Siswa Kharar, P.O. Siswa Kharar, P.S. Kalyanpur, District East Champaran. ------ Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Welfare Department, Bihar, Patna. 2. Sri Narmadeshwar Lal, District Magistrate, East Champaran. ---------Contemnor/Opp. Party 3. Shri Shanker Ram, the District Welfare Officer, Kalyanpur, District East Champaran. 4. Shri Arun Kumar Prasad, the Block Development Officer, Kalyanpur, District East Champaran. 5. Shri Chulhai Rai, the Mukhia, Siswakharar Gram Panchayat, P.S. Kalyanpur, District East Champaran. 6. Gunjan Devi, Wife of Sri Nageshwar Prasad, Resident of Village Siswakhar, P.O. Siswakharar, P.S. Kalyanpur, District East Champaran. ------- Opp. Parties ----------- 3 15.09.2010 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State as also taking into account the facts mentioned in the show-cause filed by the Collector of East Champaran district, this Court is satisfied that the direction contained in the order dated 12.11.2009 in CWJC No. 909 of 2005, has been complied, though belatedly. The explanation for such delay is also not fully satisfactory as the Collector of the district had consumed a period of almost one year in place of six months time as directed in the order of this Court. Learned counsel for the petitioner, 2 however, submits that he has been given a copy of the show-cause only in the Courtroom just now and therefore, he would like to verify the facts mentioned in the show-cause. In the opinion of this Court, when the only direction given by this Court was for disposal of the representation filed by the petitioner and that has been admittedly done by an order dated 1.9.2010, there would be nothing left for this Court now to adjudicate in the contempt application. It will be, however, open for the petitioner to take appropriate steps in accordance with law as against the aforesaid order dated 1.9.2010. With the aforementioned observation, this application is disposed of. The personal appearance of Mr. Narmdeshwar Lal, the District Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari is hereby dispensed with. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)