WP(C) 4872/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. A. Khaleque, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Gogoi, learned standing counsel, Health Department, appearing for the respondent Nos.1 to 3. Also heard Mr. J. Sarma, learned State counsel appearing for the responde nt No.4. The grievance of the petitioner in the present petition is that though p ursuant to the communication dated 30.08.2007 issued by the Joint Director of He alth Services intimating the petitioner not to charge any treatment cost for tre atment of the diarrhoea cases admitted in the petitioner’s hospital from Uzanbaz ar, Padumpukhuri area and to submit the bills for such treatment cost to the dir ectorate for payment, the amount of Rs.1,51,183/- towards the treatment cost of 22 patients admitted in the petitioner’s hospital has not been paid despite subm ission of the bills, which has been acknowledged by the Joint Director vide comm unication dated 07.09.2007. The learned counsel for the petitioner, therefore, submits that necessar y direction may be issued to the respondent authorities to pay the said amount. Though no affidavit-in-opposition has been filed by any of the responden ts, Mr. Gogoi, the learned standing counsel Health Department, on the basis of i nstruction received, has submitted that the claim of the petitioner for the afor esaid amount is under verification and the petitioner would be paid the amount t o which he is entitled to, on completion of such verification. It has also been submitted that the entire exercise would be completed within a period of 2(two) months from today. It appears from the communication dated 30.08.2007 issued by the Joint D irector of Health Services that the petitioner has been asked not to charge trea tment cost from the patients from Uzanbazar, Padumpukhuri area admitted in the p etitioner’s hospital, who were suffering from diarrhoea. By the said communicati on, the petitioner was also asked to submit the necessary bill to the Joint Dire ctor for necessary payment. It also appears from the communication dated 07.09.2 007 issued by the Joint Director of Health Services that 22 nos. of bills in ori ginal with vouchers and list of patients and also the amount of the said bills, submitted by the petitioner, were forwarded by the Joint Director to the Directo r of Health Services for necessary action. The said bills were for Rs.1,51,183/- . The Managing Director of the petitioner’s company thereafter issued several co mmunications to the Deputy Commissioner as well as the Director of Health Servic es for release of the said fund, which, however, has not been paid. The Joint Di rector on 03.06.2008 has also informed the petitioner that those bills have been forwarded to the Director and the petitioner should to take up the matter with the Director of Health Services for release of the fund. From the aforesaid documents it is, therefore, evident that pursuant to the aforesaid communication dated 30.08.2007 issued by the Joint Director of Hea lth Services, the petitioner submitted the bills for the aforesaid amount with t he Joint Director, which were subsequently forwarded to the Director for taking necessary action. It is an admitted position of fact that no amount against the said bills has been released to the petitioner as yet. That being the position, the present writ petition is disposed of with d irection to the Commissioner and Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Health and Fam ily Welfare Department as well as the Director of Health Services, the responden t Nos.1 and 2 respectively, to verify the claim of the petitioner and upon verif ication to pay the amount to which the petitioner is found to be entitled to. Th e entire exercise including the payment, if found due and payable, is directed t o be made by 16.07.2011. The writ petition is accordingly allowed to the extent as indicated abov e. No costs.