WP(C) 4213/2003 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.R. SARMA Heard Ms. B. Bhuyan, the learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioner. Also heard Mr. J. Sarma, learned counsel appearing for the State respondent. The petitioner claiming to be Small Scale Industrial Unit registered with the Di rectorate of Industries, Assam has come up with this writ petition seeking a dir ection for payment of Rs. 3,95,010/- being the price towards supply of items, which was supplied to DRDA. Golaghat, Assam in response to the supply order placed by respondents No. 5 i.e. the Chairman, ASIDC Ltd, Bamunimaidan. Ac cording to the petitioner, the respondent authority issued a cheque for the said amount wrongly in the name of M/s. Brahmaputra Tubes Pvt. Ltd. which is a siste r concern of the petitioner company, instead of issuing the same in the name of the petitioner. The said cheque, on being tendered with the Punjab National Bank , was dishonoured and as such the petitioner issued legal notice to the responde nt No. 4 claiming the amount. As the respondent authority failed to pay the said amount, the petitioner has come-up with this writ petition seeking a direction for payment of the above mentioned amount alongwith interest thereof under the p rovisions of Interest on delayed payment to Small Scale and Ancillary Industrial Undertaking Act, 1993. Notice being issued to the respondent, no counter has be en filed controverting the claim of the petitioner. Having heard the learned counsels for both the parties and considering the mater ials on record, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to ex amine the claim of the writ petitioner and pass appropriate orders for payment o f the amount if found lawfully payable after such examination. The claim of the petitioner for payment of interest on account of delay in the p ayment shall also be considered by the respondents as per rules and procedure. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of 3 (three) months from this date. Copy of this order shall be furnished to the learned counsel for the respondent for doing the needful.