IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4175 of 2011 Subodh Kumar son of Raghu Nath Prasad, resident of Kali Tola, Patel Chowk, P.S. Farbisganj, District Araria……………….Petitioner Versus 1. The National Insurance Company, through its Regional Manager, Patna, In charge Sri N.S. Choudhary. 2. The Branch Manager, Sri. N.S. Choudhary, National Insurance Company Ltd. Farbisganj, District Araria. …….Respondents-Opposite parties. For the petitioner : Mr. Rajneesh, Advocate. For the opposite parties : Mr. Ashok Priyadarshi, Advocate. ---------------------------------- 04/ 16.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the opposite parties. 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioner for initiating a proceeding of contempt of court against the opposite parties for willfully disobeying the order of this court dated 25.01.2011 passed in C.W.J.C. No.2426 of 2005 by which the said writ petition was disposed of with a direction to the Branch Manager, National Insurance Company Limited, Farbisganj, Araria to consider the matter and decide the claim of the petitioner in accordance with law by a speaking order and if the petitioner files a representation along with a copy of that order before the said authority within three weeks, the said authority shall decide the same expeditiously as stated above preferably within two months thereafter and if any amount was found payable to the petitioner, it should be paid immediately. 3. A show-cause has been filed by the opposite parties stating that the said order of this court had been complied on 21.09.2011 and after considering the claim of the petitioner it has been - 2 - rejected. However, the opposite parties also tendered their unqualified apologies for the delay caused. 4. In the said circumstances this petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to challenge the said order dated 21.09.2011 before an appropriate authority, if he so desires. Harish (S.N.Hussain, J.)