IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14792 of 2007 M/S SUN INTERNATIONAL Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 9.3.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. This is yet another writ application which is pending for the last three years but the respondents have not bothered to file counter affidavit. Petitioner wants direction upon the respondents, who are district authority of Sheikhpura to pay a sum of Rs. 48,865/- against supply of medicines for which order was placed upon the petitioner by then District Magistrate, Sheikhpura on 30th of March, 2005. The order in question has been brought on record as annexure-1 to the writ application. When the bills were raised no payment came to be made. Even a legal notice was issued to the respondents. In reply to the said legal notice the Civil Surgeon- cum- Chief Medical Officer, Sheikhpura in his communication no. 911 dated 2.7.2007stated that the supplies were made under the category of Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana. The money in this head has been deposited in the civil deposit of the District Magistrate and any payment if at all has to be released accordingly. In absence of any response of the respondents as to why no payment has been made to the petitioner, this writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the District Magistrate, Sheikhpura that he will examine the - 2 - claim of the petitioner and take steps for payment of his outstanding dues within a period of three months from the date of the communication or production of the copy of this order, if there is no other legal impediment in this regard. This writ application is disposed of with the above direction. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)