IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.712 of 2004 CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER,BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM & ORS Versus BINOD KUMAR SINGH & ORS ----------- For the appellants : Mr. Harendra prasasd Singh For respondent no.1: Mr. Ashok Kumar Sinha, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sunil Kumar ----- 9. 25.8.2008 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited awarded work for laying Optical Fibre Cables from Rajauli Exchange to Village Karma in Rajauli Sirdala route to the Hindustan Cables Limited. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, hereinafter referred to as ’BSNL’ and Hindustan Cables Limited, for short ‘HCL’ are the undertakings of the Government of India. The HCL entered into contract with the writ petitioner for laying down the Optical Fibre cables from Rajauli Exchange to village Karma. According to the writ petitioner, the work was satisfactorily executed and then he raised bill for payment, but the same has not been paid to him. The learned Single Judge, taking 2 into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, directed the Chief General Manager, BSNL, Telecom circle, Patna, Bihar to intervene in the matter and see that the dispute of the petitioner with HCL is resolved and payment of the admitted dues is made within stipulated time. The Chief General Manager, BSNL and its other officers, aggrieved by the aforesaid order, have preferred this appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent. Mr. Harendra Prasad Singh, appearing on behalf of the appellants, submits that the impugned order has cast duty on the appellants to make payment of the admitted amount. He points out that the appellants had given the work to HCL and the admitted amount, if any, is to be paid by it. The submission of Mr. Singh is absolutely misconceived. This Court, while disposing of the writ application, had directed the Chief General Manager, to 3 intervene in the matter and to see that the dispute between the writ petitioner and the HCL is resolved. The direction for making payment of the admitted amount is not to the appellants, but to the HCL, in case, it is so found by the Chief General Manager that any admitted amount is due to the writ petitioner from said HCL. With the aforesaid observation, this appeal stands dismissed. (C.K.Prasad) (Dr.Ravi Ranjan) ahk