IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.10442 of 2011 Poonam Mishra, wire of Sri Daya Nand Mishra, Proprietor-M/s Pisces Media World, R/o B-2, Grand Chandra Apartment, Third Floor, Patna … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Sachiwalaya, Patna (Bihar) 2. The Chairman, Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board, 414F, Govindayan, East Boring Canal Road, Patna 3. The Secretary, Bihar Sanskrit Shiksha Board, 414F, Govindayan, East Boring Canal Road, Patna ----- Respondents ------- For the Petitioner : Mr. K. M. Mishra, Advocate For the State : Mr. Swapnil Kujmar Singh, A.C. to A.A.G.2 ------- 04/ 03.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition had been filed by the petitioner originally for the following reliefs :- (a) To quash the order as contained in office order no. 917 dated 30.04.2011 whereby and whereunder the respondents have terminated/cancelled the contract and restrained the petitioner to do the work of printing of admit card, attendance card, registration certificate and D-roll sheet without providing opportunity and without assigning any valid reason. (B) To quash or cancel the tender/contract issued and restrain to do the work in question which was allotted to M/s NCIT Computing System Private Limited, Boring Road, Patna on 26/30.05.2011 as the said contractor neither coming within the zone of consideration because they did not fulfil requisite criterion as mentioned in advertisement notice similarly, the rate on which the said contract was awarded is also high in comparison to other tenders 2 as such the allotment of work suffers from the vice of mala fide and arbitrariness and as such it is against Articles 14 and 16 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India. (C) To issue any other writ/writs, order/orders/direction/directions as deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has filed I.A. No. 4759 of 2011 for amending the relief portion and now his relief is only for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay Rs.3,27,940.00 towards cost, which was incurred on execution of contract and Rs.37,000.00 towards security deposited with the respondents and also for cost etc. 4. In the said circumstances, the prayer of the petitioner is now confined only with respect to payment of contractual amounts including security deposit. 5. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file an application before the Chairman, Sanskrit Shiksha Board, Patna (respondent no.2) raising all his grievances and giving details therein with respect to the aforesaid contractual amount and security deposit. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within fifteen days from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall consider the same in accordance with law and shall decide it by a speaking order within four months thereafter. If any amount is 3 found to be admitted and payable, the same should be paid to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if any amount is not found to be admitted or payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. MPS/ (S. N. Hussain, J. )