IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10457 of 2005 1. Smt.Pushpa Sinha W/o Prem Prakash Singh, proprietors M/s V.K.Enterprises, Kumhar Toli, Kankarbagh Road, Patna-20. 2. Shree Prem Prakash Singh S/o Shree Ram Narayan Singh, resident of Kumhar Toli, P.S. Kankarbagh, District-Patna. ….. Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Director in Chief, Department of Health, Secretariat, Patna. 3. Assistant Commissioner, Department of Health Secretariat, Patna. 4. Commissioner, Department of Health, Secretariat, Patna. 5. Deputy Superintendent, Gardanibagh Hospital Gardanibagh, Patna. 6. Civil Surgeon, Patna. ….. Respondents. ------------- For the petitioners : Mr. Ram Hriday Prasad, Advocate. For the respondents : None. ------------- 03/ 26.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. No one appears for the respondents. This writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs:- (a) For the issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent authorities to make payment of sum of Rs.84448.95 paise against the supply of medicines to the Sadar Hospital Gardanibagh Patna which is lying due with the respondent authorities since the year 2000. (b) For the issuance of a writ of mandamus commanding the respondent authorities to also pay interest on the aforesaid amount at the rate of eighteen percent per annum to the petitioner from the lapse of one month of the last supply of medicines to the hospital i.e. 01.03.2001. (c) For any other relief or reliefs, direction or directions, order or orders that may be deemed fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the payment of the aforesaid amount has been made to the petitioner - 2 - during the pendency of the writ petition, but interest thereon has not been paid to the petitioner although the payments were made belatedly. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file an application before the Deputy Superintendent, Gardanibagh Hospital Gardanibagh, Patna (respondent no.5) for payment of the interest as claimed by the petitioner. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within 15 days along with details of the claim, the said authority shall decide the same by a speaking order in accordance with law and if any amount is found admitted and payable, it shall be paid to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if any amount is not found admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)