IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.5045 of 2010 1. Jai Prakash Pandit, S/O- LATE LAXMAN PANDIT, R/O- VILLAGE- GULAB BAGH, P.O. SARDAR TOLA, P.S. GULAB BAGH, DISTRICT- PURNEA. RETIRED FROM BHAWANIPUR BLOCK, DIST- PURNEA, WHILE POSTED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY. 2. DILIP KUMAR SINHA, S/O- LATE TAPESHWAR PRASAD SINHA, R/O- AT, P.O. & P.S. FARBISGANJ, DISTRICT- ARARIA. AT PRESENT POSTED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY IN THE BLOCK- NARPATGANJ, DISTRICT- ARARIA. 3. AMRENDRA KUMAR, SON OF LATE BUNDI RAM, R/O- AT & P.O. WAZIRGANJ, DISTRICT- GAYA. AT PRESENT POSTED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY IN THE BLOCK- DAGARUA, DISTRICT- PURNIA. 4. SATYA NARAYAN PRASAD SHARMA, S/O- LATE SINGHESHWAR SINGH, R/O- VILLAGE- MOKAMA (SAKARWAR TOLA), P.S. MOKAMA, DISTRICT- PATNA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY IN THE BLOCK KASHWA, DISTRICT- PURNIA. 5. RAM RAJA PRASAD, S/O- LATE GANESH PRASAD, R/O- VILLAGE- TONWAN, P.O. AMWA, VIA- GHORASHAN, DISTRICT- EAST CHAMPARAN, AT PRESENT POSTED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY IN THE BLLCK- BAISA, DISTRICT- PURNIA. 6. MITHILESH KUMAR, SON OF LATE MATHURA SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SULTANPUR, P.O. BHAGWANPUR, P.S. HULASGANJ, DISTRICT- JEHANABAD. AT PRESENT POSTED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY IN THE BLOCK- JOKIHAT, DISTRICT- ARARIA. 7. RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH, SON OF LATE JAINATH SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RUPCHAKIA, P.O. KHANGAUN, DIST. BHOJPUR (ARRAH) AT PRESENT POSTED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY IN THE BLOCK PURNIA EAST, DISTRICT- PURNIA. 8. BHUPENDRA NARAYAN SINGH, S/O- SRI RAMESHWAR PRASAD SINGH, R/O- VILLAGE- MALDIYAR TOLA, P.O. & P.S. MOKAMA, DISTRICT- PATNA. AT PRESENT POSTED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY IN THE BLOCK- HARNAUTH, DISTRICT- NALANDA. 9. KRISHNATH SINGH, SON OF LATE SHIVDHARI SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BAHUARA MANI, POST- DILAWARPUR, DIST- EAST CHAMPARAN, RETIRED FROM DAGARUA BLOCK, DIST PURNIA, WHILE POSTED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY. 10. UMESH PRASAD SHARMA, SON OF LATE RAMJULUM RAI, RESIDENT OF AT & P.O. KASAP P.S. UDWANTNAGAR, DISTRICT- BHOJPUR, AT PRESENT POSTED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY IN THE BLOCK BARHARWA, DISTRICT- PURNIA 11. SANJIV KUMAR, SON OF LATE- ARJUN PRASAD, R/O- VILLAGE- FATAHPUR, P.O. & P.S. GOGRI JAMALPUR, DISTRICT- KHAGARIA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS 2 PANCHAYAT SECRETARY IN THE BLOCK NATHNAGAR, DISTRICT- BHAGALPUR. 12. ASH NARAYAN SINGH, SON OF SRI PARASNATH SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- CHANDA KEWATIYA, P.S. BIHIYA, DISTRICT- BHOJPUR. AT PRESENT POSTED AS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY IN THE BLOCK- NATHNAGAR, DISTRICT- BHAGALPUR :---PETITIONERS. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. SRI ASHOK KUMAR SINHA, THE AGRICUTURE PRODUCTION COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BIHAR, PATNA :---OPPOSITE PARTIES. ---------------------------------- 12. 07.12.2011. I.A. No. 6666 of 2011. During the pendency of the contempt petition, contempt petitioner no. 12 left for his heavenly abode leaving behind his wife Saflawati Singh. Let the name of the original petitioner no. 12 be expunged from the array of parties and Saflawati Singh be substituted in his place. I.A. No. 6666 of 2011 is, accordingly, disposed of. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Counsel for the State has filed supplementary show-cause on behalf of Opposite Party No. 2 stating that the petitioners of the present case have been granted pay protection and equivalent post in the light of the service rendered by them before the Marketing Board (dissolved) and 3 in such view of the matter, this contempt petition is disposed of, however, granting liberty to the petitioners of the contempt petition to challenge Paragraph 5 (iii) (iv) of the resolution bearing Memo No. 6264 dated 12.09.2011, Annexure T/1, wherefrom it appears that the petitioners have not been granted continuity of service. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)