IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3168 of 2007 PAWAN PRAKASHAN, PROPRIETOR SHRI SUNIL KUMAR, RANI SATI MANDIR, SIKANDARPUR, MUZAFFARPUR. VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR & 2. DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. ----------- 3 10.03.2010. Petitioner has come to this court for quashing letter no.11 dated 21.1.2006, by which his claim for payment of Rs.5,29,250/- against regular order placed by the respondents vide letter no. 18705 dated 29.7.1989 for supply of certain books and stationeries has been rejected by respondent no.2. He submits that when despite the supply as above no payment was made, he filed C.W.J.C.No. 7381/1998 which was disposed of vide order dated 5.4.1999, annexure 1 with observation to represent to respondent no.3. The respondent no.2 has disposed of the representation rejecting his claim vide order dated 21.1.2006 as contained in annexure 2. the respondent no.2 observed that the petitioner has claimed for payment of supply made on 6.7.1999, 5.7.1990 and 5.9.1990 for which there is no supporting documents in the office of District Superintendent of Education, Motihari. Furthermore, the office had been set ablaze in which some records have been gutted in fire. Petitioner has relied upon a certificate of Store keeper in this regard. State counsel submits that merely on certificate of Store keeper, he cannot be paid for the supply in question. The supply made by the petitioner is denied by respondents. In such circumstances, the claim of supply made by - 2 - petitioner will depend upon evidence which can be well decided in appropriate suit or other forum in the facts of this case. The instant writ petition stands disposed of with observation that petitioner may ventilate his grievances before appropriate forum. Shashi. (Samarendra Pratap Singh,J.)