WP(C) 2160/2011 BEFORE THE HON BLE MR. JUSTICE A.C. UPADHYAY Heard Ms. R. Dutta, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. MU Mamud, learne d Standing Counsel, Election Department. Also heard Mrs. HN Phukan, learned Stat e Government counsel appearing on behalf of the State respondents and Mr. Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel, Finance Department. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for issuing a direction to t he concerned respondent authorities for consideration of the representation subm itted by the petitioner for making payment of outstanding bills amounting to Rs. 2,60,263/-. It has been stated on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner is a owner of a Printing Press. During the Panchayat election the petitioner was entrusted by the Election Officer, Abhayapuri vide No.NSD/PAN/18/07/145-A dated 24.12.2007 f or printing of ballot papers for the Panchayat election. However, on completion of the printing work, the petitioner submitted a bill amounting to Rs.9,60,263/- , out of which, an amount of Rs.7,50,000/- was paid to him. Thereafter, even tho ugh the respondents-authority assured the petitioner to make payment of the outs tanding amount of Rs.2,10,263/-, but the same is not yet paid mainly due to negl igence and administrative inaction on the part of the concerned respondents auth ority. In view of the above, with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents authority con cerned to examine the matter and to do the needful in accordance with law. However, it is made clear that if any outstanding dues is required to be paid to the petitioner, the respondents authority shall make the payment within a perio d of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. With this observations and directions, this writ petition stands disposed of.