IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9929 of 2011 RAVINDRA KUMAR SINGH, SON OF SRI NARAYAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA SATISH SARKAR LANE, ADAMPUR, P.S. ADAMPUR, DISTRICT BHAGALPUR……….PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE CHAIRMAN-CUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR, BIHAR STATE FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION, 5TH FLOOR, SONE BHAWAN, VEER CHAND PATEL PATH, PATNA-1. 3. THE DESK OFFICE, (BIHAR AREA) STATE FOOD CORPORATION, HEAD OFFICE, PATNA. 4. CHIEF, VIGILANCE DEPARTMENT, STATE FOOD CORPORATION, HEAD OFFICE, PATNA. 5. THE DISTRICT MANAGER, BIHAR STATE FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION, BHAGALPUR. …………….RESPONDENTS. For the petitioner : M/s R.S. Choudhary and Md. Mushtaque Alam, Advocates. For the State : Mr. Anjani Kr. Jha, AC to SC-13 For respondent nos.2 to 5 : Mr. R.S. Pradhan, Sr.Advocate with Mr.A.N. Rai, Advocate. ----------- 03/ 22.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for the following reliefs: (i) For issuance of a writ or in nature of writ of mandamus directing the Managing Director Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation to pay the pending bills of the petitioner of Dec.2007 as well as of Dec. 2006 and Feb.2007, which was submitted by the petitioner in the office of District Manager, S.F.C., Bhagalpur as contained in Annexure-4 and Annexure-5 of this petition (Amount of transportation cost of transporting Sugar to Hasanpur and Manjholia). (ii) For issuance of writ or in nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents concerned to pay the amount to the petitioner which he had deposited at the time of participation in a tender which was held by the corporation concerned in the year 2007-08. Amount of Bank guarantee and security amount in light of the direction given by - 2 - the Managing Director contained in Annexure-7 of this petition. (iii) For issuance of writ or in nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents concerned to pay interest on the whole admitted due amount of the petitioner at the current market rate at earliest. 3. Considering the arguments of learned counsel for the parties and the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the District Manager, Bihar State Food & Civil Supplies Corporation, Bhagalpur (respondent no.5) for payment of the dues which the petitioner claims to be admitted dues. If such an application is filed within 15 days from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall consider the same and decide it by a speaking order within two months thereafter and all the admitted and payable dues as well as interest shall be paid by the said authority to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if any amount or interest is not found admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. Harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)