IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7204 of 2005 ----------- Amit Pharmaceuticals, authorized stockiest of M/s Rajasthan Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Jaipur ( a Government of India Enterprises), having its Office at Rastogi House, Goria Math, Ptna-1 through its Proprietor Naresh Kumar Rastogi, son of late Prusuttam Lal Rastogi, resident of Rastogi House, Goria Math, P.S. Jakkanpur, Town and District Patna … Petitioner versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Inspector General (Prison), Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 3. Inspector General (Prison), Government of Jharkhand, Secretariat, Ranchi 4. Superintendent, District Jail, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand .. Respondents ------- For the Petitioner : Mr. S. De, Advocate For respondents 1&2 : Mr. Rajeev Lochan, A.C. to G.A. 9 For respondents 3&4: Mr. Dhruba Mukherjee, Advocate & Mr. Neeraj Kumar, Advocate ----- 03/ 10.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State of Bihar and learned counsel for the State of Jharkhand. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondents to make payment of the remaining price of medicines supplied by him as per the supply agreement between the parties with interest and cost. 3. It is quite strange that although about six years has lapsed since the filing of this writ petition after serving copies thereof upon learned counsel for the respondents, but no counter- affidavit has been filed on behalf of either of the respondents. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of this 2 case, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Inspector General (Prison), Government of Bihar (respondent no.2) for redressal of his grievance stating the entire grounds taken in this writ petition. If such an application is filed within fifteen days from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall decide the same by a speaking order within two months thereafter. If any amount or interest is found admitted and payable, the same must be paid to the petitioner by the said authority immediately thereafter. However, if any amount or interest is not found payable and admitted in the said order, the petitioner, if he so likes, will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J. )