IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.2541 of 2010 In Letters Patent Appeal No. 353 of 2009 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 2391 of 2009 ====================================================== Parmanand Singh, son of Late Sakaldeep Singh, resident of Mohalla- Math Laxmanpur, Koiri Tola, P.O.- Guljarbagh, P.S.- Alamganj, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Commissioner, Urban Development Department, Bihar, Patna. 2. Sri Dhar Cheru Billu, Town Commissioner-cum-the Chief Executive Officer, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna. .... .... Opposite Parties. ====================================================== Appearance: For the Petitioner : Mr. Vijay Kr. Singh, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Jay Shankar Barnwal, S.C. 1 Mr. Sanjay Kumar, A.C. to S.C. 1. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4 16-05-2013 This petition under the Contempt of Courts Act has been filed by the appellant in L.P.A. No. 353 of 2009 for the alleged non-compliance with the order dated 7th April 2009 made in L.P.A. No. 353 of 2009. Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 debars the Court from initiating a contempt proceeding more than a year after the date of the alleged contempt. In our view, we cannot entertain the present petition more than four years after the date of the alleged contempt. For the aforesaid reason, M.J.C. is summarily rejected. Sujit/- (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J)