IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.19052 of 2008 M/S BITTU ENTERPRISES. a proprietorship firm through its proprietor Vinod Singh, son of late N.P.Singh resident of Shambhuganj, P.S.Sarai District Vaishali--------------------------------------------------------petitioner Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Secretary, Department of Energy, Sichai Bhawan, Patna 2.The Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar Mangles Road, Patna 3.The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric works Division, Muzaffarpur 4.The District Election Officer-cum-District Magistrate, Sitamarhi-respondents ----------- For the petitioner :Mr.Shankar Dayal Singh, Advocate For the respondents :Mr.Prasoon Sinha, G.A.3 ----- 5. 02.8.2010 The petitioner has come to this Court for payment of its admitted dues against different works done by it in the course of 1999 Parliamentary Election for which it has raised a bill amounting to Rs.4,22,215/-. It is the grievance of the petitioner that despite repeated approach to the concerned authorities no action was taken to pay off the dues of the petitioner. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondent No.4, the District Election Officer-cum-District Magistrate, Sitamarhi it is stated that the bills of the petitioner were examined and its genuine claim had been found to the tune of Rs 3,62,135/- for which allocation had been sought for from the Department of Home(Police), Government of Bihar and as soon as the fund is allocated by the Government the genuine claim of the petitioner will be 2 paid. However, no specific statement was made as to within what time the bills which have been pending since last more than ten years would be paid. As directed by this Court, the respondent No.4, District Magistrate, Sitamarhi is present in Court today and he has also brought with him a cheque No.000358 dated 31.7.2010 amounting to Rs.3,54,745/- (Rupees three lacs fifty four thousand seven hundred fortyfive) for payment to the petitioner after deducting the tax therefrom at source. The cheque is handed over to learned counsel for the petitioner in Court. In view of the fact that the admitted dues of the petitioner having been paid, the writ application has become infructuous and it is dismissed as infructuous. It will be open to the petitioner to raise any claim with respect to the disputed amount as also for interest before the appropriate forum. The personal appearance of the District Magistrate, Sitamarhi is dispensed with. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) Spal/