Pankaj Singh v. The State Of Bihar Through Amir Subhani, Principal Secretary Home, Patna Secretariat And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.3928 of 2016 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 17914 of 2014 ====================================================== Pankaj Singh son of Kapildeo Singh resident of village- Ganga Prasad, P.O.-Amarpur, P.S. Barauni, Begusarai .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar Through Amir Subhani, Principal Secretary Home, Patna Secretariat

2. Navind Chandra Jha, the Commissioner, Munger Division

3. Manoj Kumar Singh, the Collector, Lakhisarai

4. Md. Sohail, the District Magistrate , Madhepura

5. Vinit Kumar, the Block Development Officer-cum-Circle Officer, Barahiya, Lakhisarai

6. Abrar Ahmad, the Officer-in-charge, Disaster Management Branch, Madhepura

7. Pratyay Amrit, the Principal Secretary, Deptt. Of Disaster Management, Govt. of Bihar, Patna .... .... Contemnor- Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kumar Binode Bariar For the State Mr. P.K. Verma, AAG 3 Ms. Divya Verma AC to AAG 3 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KISHORE KUMAR MANDAL ORAL ORDER 08-03-2017 Heard both sides.

A show cause has been filed on behalf of the respondent no.7.

The present contempt application alleges wilful/deliberate disobedience/disregard of the order dated 13.10.2015 (Annexure-1) whereby the writ application was disposed of with an observation that the petitioner shall file an application which shall be enquired into and the concerned respondent will take appropriate decision and/or pass appropriate

Patna High Court MJC No.3928 of 2016 (4) dt.08-03-2017 2/2 direction for payment of admissible dues of the petitioner. Counsel for the opposite parties has drawn attention of the Court to the averments made in paragraph 10 and 11 of the show cause wherefrom it is seen that the admissible dues as per the opposite parties have been cleared and disbursed in favour of the petitioner.

Counsel for the petitioner has raised the objection with regard to the quantum of the amount assessed by the opposite parties.

Considering the nature of the order passed on the writ petition and the jurisdiction of the court invoked those contentions would not be gone into in this proceeding.

It will be open to the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority/forum for redressal of his grievance thereagainst, if any, in accordance with law. The contempt application is dismissed.

(Kishore Kumar Mandal, J) HR/- U