IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3494 of 2007 NAWAL KISHORE SINHA S/O LATE JAGARNATH SAHAY R/O HARISHCHANDRA TALAB, NAWADAH, PS & PS-NAWADAH DISTT- NAWADAH------------------PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, NAWADAH 3. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER,NAWDAH---RESPONDENTS ----------- 2 4.2.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Submission of the petitioner is that on oral order of the then District Magistrate in the year, 2006 he had made supply of printed card what is known as white and yellow ration card. Due delivery has been effected and the same duly received by the respondent but the payment of about Rs. 10,000/- has not been made to the petitioner. The stand of the respondent State in the counter affidavit is that the petitioner has not brought any evidence to show that any kind of order has been placed on him. There is no evidence on records to show that award of work has been given in favour of the petitioner and in that view of the matter it is too difficult for the Court in the present context to accept the claim of the petitioner. No doubt some kind of receiving has been brought on record but whether such receiving is by the competent authority or not are matters for enquiry. Based on the pleading and the stand of the respondent no direction can be given for payment to the petitioner. However the respondent will be well advised to communicate their decision on the payment claimed by the - 2 - petitioner in terms of annexure-4 which is a legal notice. This writ application is dismissed with the above direction. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)