IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2730 of 2008 BINOD KUMAR S/O LATE SAHEB PRASAD R/O MOHALL HANUMAN NAGAR (MUSTAFABAD) PS-RAMPUR, DISTT- GAYA -------------------------PETITIONER Versus 1. SHRI R.J.M.PILLAI THE CHIEF SECRETARY, BIHAR MAIN SECRETARIATE, PATNA 2. SHRI SANJAY KUMAR SINGH, THE D.M., GAYA 3. SHRI NAVNIT RANJAN TIWARI, THE SDO, SADAR DISTT- GAYA 4. MD. IBRAR AHMAD, THE BDO, BALANGANJ, DISTT- GAYA ----------- For the Petitioner: Mr. Niraj Kumar, Advocate For the State: Mr. Uday Bhanu Ray, GA-4 ---------- 4 12.5.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. An order dated 9.10.2007 had been passed in CWJC No. 10587 of 2007 directing the disciplinary authority i.e. the District Magistrate, Gaya to pass a final order on the enquiry report submitted in the departmental proceeding conducted against the petitioner. It has taken almost three years to pass an order. The order which has been annexed with the show cause is dated 6.5.2010. Obviously it has been done after the order of personal appearance has been passed in this case by the Court on 5.5.2010. The facts speak for themselves. The conduct either establishes the callous approach of the authority for judicial orders or it may also be a case of devil may care approach. The Court expresses displeasure in the above circumstances against the District Magistrate and was even inclined to take a firm action against him. He is cautioned to be careful in future while dealing with judicial matters and compliance of the High Court direction. A copy of this order may be marked to the Chief - 2 - Secretary, Government of Bihar because he being the head of the bureaucratic hierchy must know the conduct and the way of working of his subordinate like District Magistrate. The contempt proceeding is dropped with liberty to the petitioner that he has freedom to challenge the order in question in an appropriate proceeding. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)