IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15077 of 2009 1. M/S SRI RAM TRADERS THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR SRI MOHAN LAL SARAF S/O LATE GHASHI RAM SARAF, R/O MOH.- BEHIND RANI SATI MANDIR, SIKANDARPUR, P.S. MUZAFFARPUR, TOWN AND DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, & OTHERS THROUGH 2. CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER, PATNA 3. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE CUM- DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER PANCHAYAT MUZAFFARPUR 4. DIRECTOR, PANCHAYAT RAJ, PATNA ----------- 02. 10.11.2009 Petitioner was made to supply certain stationeries to the district authorities of Muzaffarpur to facilitate conduct of Panchayat election in the year 2006. The list of stationeries demanded came to be supplied. Some advance about Rs.6 Lacs was also made to the petitioner but the total supplies added up to little over Rs.9 Lacs. Petitioner was also directed to make some additional supply due to re- counting etc. and there is evidence to show from the notings in the official records that a total sum of Rs.9,98,044.00 was worked out as the amount payable to the petitioner. Some recommendations have also been made for payment after adjusting 6 Lacs advance but since then despite several visits and representations to the district authorities specially the District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur, a sum of Rs.3,58,122 has not been paid to the petitioner. This figure has been reached after deducting 4 per cent VAT. No purpose would be served by keeping the writ application pending at the High Court awaiting the filing of counter affidavit in this case as it takes months if not years for a simple litigation of this kind, which has been generated by the respondent’s own conduct. - 2 - The writ application therefore is disposed of with a direction upon the District Magistrate cum District Election Officer, Panchayat, Muzaffarpur that he shall find time to take cognizance of the grievance of the petitioner and shall also make arrangement for release of fund within a period of three months from the date of communication or production of a copy of this order. If there is serious dispute with regard to the figure then he shall be obliged also to communicate to the petitioner the reason for the objections on the figure which is reflected in annexures annexed with the writ application. The writ application stands disposed of with the above direction. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)