IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6094 of 2006 Bishwanath Prasad, son of Late Raghuni Prasad, resident of village- Madhepura, Ward No. 1/14, Purani Bazar, P.S. and District, Madhepura … …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Madhipura Municipality, Madhipura through its Chairman 3. Special Officer, Madhipura Municipality 4. The District Magistrate, Madhipura 5. Deputy Development Commissioner, Madhipura 6. Deputy Chairman, Madhipura Municipality, Madhipura 7. Manoj Kumar Gupta, son of Sri Binod Kumar Gupta, resident of Madhipura Ward No. 1/14, P.S. and District Madhipura .. Respondents ----------- 02/ 31.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is a physically handicapped person. He applied for allotment of shop with the Madhipura Municipality and deposited sum of Rs. 15,000/- + Rs. 18,000/- vide receipt dated 12.1.1998 and 15.10.1998, which is contained in Annexures-2 and 4 to this application. In spite of having deposited the aforesaid amount, petitioner has not been allotted any shop till date. 3. By filing the writ petition, petitioner requested this Court to direct the authorities of the Municipality to either allot a shop in the Lohia Market situate near bus-stand, Madhipura or to return the money. 2 4. This writ petition has remained pending for more than four years, but till date no counter affidavit has been filed. In the circumstances, it is deemed expedient to direct the petitioner to appear before the Chief Executive Officer of the Madhipura Municipality, who should verify the genuineness of receipt dated 12.1.1998 and 15.10.1998, Annexures-2 and 4 and if those receipts are genuine, the authorities of the Municipality shall either allot a shop to the petitioner in the Lohia Market or any other market and if that is not possible then to return the money with simple interest @ 8% per annum. 5. Necessary compliance of this order be made as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order before the Chief Executive Officer of the Madhipura Municipality. 6. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)