IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12290 of 2009 MANOJ KUMAR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 02. 14.09.2009 Admitted position is that one house known as ‘Manoram’ situated at East Boring Road, in the town of Patna, has been rented out to the respondent authorities to set up the office of Advance Planning Circle, Rural Works Department, Government of Bihar. The standard of fair rent has been fixed by the House Controller in terms of decision dated 9.5.2007 in B B C No. 40 of 2006, which is annexure5. The rental fixed for the area is Rs.10, 340/-. The grievance of the petitioner is that rent is not being paid by the respondent authorities and only communications are being made from one level to other without actually meeting the obligation. The Court fails to understand that as to why State authorities will act in a manner where rented premises of a citizen is not being released in his favour even when standard rent has come to be fixed by the statutory authority. The Court is informed that the order of the House Controller has attained finality as the appeal filed against the said order stands withdrawn. The writ application is disposed of with a direction upon respondent No.2 that he shall do necessary paper work making the fund available and release the rent in favour of the - 2 - petitioner preferably within a period of three months from the date of communication/production of a copy of this order. The writ application is disposed of with the above direction. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)