IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.852 of 2011 M/S Manoj Enterprises, through its proprietor Manoj Kr. Jha, S/o Sri Shashi Kant Jha, resident of village Chandrahatti, P.S.-Kurhani, District:- Muzaffarpur. ……Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the District Magistrate-cum-District Election Officer, Katihar. 2. The Deputy Election Officer, Katihar. 3. The Chief Election Officer, Mangles Road, Patna. ……Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : M/s. Shankar Dayal Singh & Tripurari Sharan Pandey, Advocates. For the State : Mr. Bajarangi Lal, A.C. to G.A. 7. --------- 02/ 27.01.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the respondents to pay its admitted dues amounting to Rs.4,32,506.00 against the execution of work namely “Temporary lighting arrangement during Bihar Vidhan Sabha Election, 2005 at Katihar”. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Chief Election Officer, Patna and the District Magistrate, Katihar to consider and decide the matter within two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order along with a representation of the petitioner which must be filed within fifteen days from today. All the admitted dues and interest must be paid by the respondents to the petitioner within one month thereafter. However, if any amount and/or the interest claimed by the - 2 - petitioner is found to be disputed by the authorities, a speaking order must be passed by the authorities in that regard, which the petitioner, if aggrieved, may challenge before the appropriate forum. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)