IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2411 of 2009 M/S PRINT PALACE, A PROPRIETORSHIP FIRM THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR PRADIP KUMAR SHAW, SON OF GOUR MOHAN SHAW, OFFICE SITUATED AT PRANAB MANSION, 304, PARK ROAD, P.O. AND P.S. KADAMKUAN, DISTRICT PATNA--------------------------------------PETITIONER Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BIHAR, PATNA 3.THE CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, MADHEPURA, BIHAR 4.THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, BIHAR--------------------------RESPONDENTS ----------- For the petitioner :Mr.Jitendra Kishore Verma, Advocate For Respondent No.3 :Mr.Ashok Kr.Dubey, AC to AAG IX For Respondent No.4 :Mr.J.P.Karn, Advocate ----- 4. 08.9.2010 The petitioner seeks a direction on the respondents to make payment of the admitted dues of the petitioner to the extent of Rs.1,06,851/- and to make the funds available for the same. The case of the petitioner is that he had made supplies of certain articles under the National Filaria Eradication Programme, 2004-05 and submitted bills for the same in the year 2004 itself. It is further submitted that the bills were approved and passed/cleared for payment on 14.2.2005 by the Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Madhepura, but the payment was not made because of non-grant of authority slip for payment by the Accountant General, Bihar. 2 In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the Accountant General, Bihar, it is stated that there is no requirement of any authority slip being issued by the Accountant General in the present matter and it is for the respondent authorities of the State of Bihar to take steps for payment of the admitted dues. An attempt has been made in the counter affidavit to cast some shadow on the supply of materials by the petitioner although the same appears to be the usual diversionary tactics of the officials of the State of Bihar. Since the bills had earlier been duly approved and passed by the Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer and only on the plea of non-grant of authority slip by the Accountant General payment had not been made such other pleas are not appropriate at this stage. In the aforesaid view of the matter, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.3, Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Madhepura, to consider and dispose of the claim of the petitioner after whatever scrutiny he finds appropriate within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and the 3 payment should also be made thereafter within a further period of two months. Any allotment if required to be made must be ensured by the respondent No.2, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Bihar. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) Spal/