IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17422 of 2008 M/S ARTI MEDICAL HALL GAYA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS with CWJC No.17088 of 2008 M/S A.B.ENTERPRISES GAYA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2/ 06.05.2010 Petitioners want direction upon the respondent- the Superintendent, Anugrah Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Gaya for payment of money for the medicines supplied in emergency purchase made by the hospital on the basis of an order placed in terms of Annexure-1, dated 26.02.2008. Petitioners’ claim is that they had supplied the medicines and surgical items to the Hospital which was received by the Store keeper of the Hospital but no payments have been made to them. They have approached the High Court in this background. No counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the State in the last two years when the writ applications are pending. Prayer for seeking instruction is now demanded by the counsel for the State, but this Court is not inclined to give in the above stated circumstances. The writ application is disposed of with a direction that if the payment has not been made to the petitioners till date then the Superintendent of Hospital in - 2 - question, respondent no.4, shall get the matter verified and take steps for payment within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J ) BTiwary/