Kolkata, Sep 22 (TIWN) The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed West Bengal Chief Secretary, H.K. Dwivedi and state Finance Secretary, Manoj Pant to file affidavits on why contempt of court proceedings should not be initiated against them for not honouring its judgement directing the state government to clear dearness allowance (DA) arrears to employees within three months.

Earlier on Thursday, a division bench of Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Rabindranath Samanta dismissed the state government's review petition to reconsider its May 20 judgement directing the state government to clear the pending DA arrears to the employees within three months. The deadline expired on August 19.