IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5475 of 2009 GOPAL PRASAD SINGH, son of Late-Keshav Prasad Singh, resident of Mohalla-Basudeopur, P.S.-Munger, District-Munger. -------Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The District Magistrate, Munger. 3. Additional Collector, Munger. 4. Deputy Collector, Incharge District Nazarat, Munger. 5. Nazir, District Nazarat, Munger. …….Respondents. ----------- 02. 29.04.2009 The petitioner appears to be a petty supplier from the pleas in the writ petition and from Annexure thereto, it appears that various departments and officials of the Government used to put forward their petty requirements to the District Nazarat and other such persons. Petitioner was asked to make available those supplies. Petitioner alleges that some of his bills have remained unpaid. One of the grounds in respect of some of the bills is that they have been put up after latter bills have been cleared. In my view, the facts do not justify interference by this Court in such matters but nevertheless if supplies have been made and found to be correct on proper enquiry then State being State under the Constitution can not escape its legal liability to pay for that on any technicality. Having used and appropriated goods, having taken services of any 2 citizen, State is under obligation to pay disregarding technicalities as it is well established Principle of law that no service nor any goods which are supplied are gratuitous. It would be appropriate for the petitioner to make a detailed representation to the Collector of the District within a period of one month from today. On such representation being made, the Collector would enquire or get the matter enquired into and if it is found that supplies were made then irrespective of technicalities, it would be an obligation on part of the Collector to make payment thereof. If Collector finds that any payment is due, he would ensure that the payment is made to the petitioner within two months from the date of filing of representation in that regard. The Collector would be under obligation to dispose of the representation by a speaking order and duly communicate the same to the petitioner. With these observations and directions, the writ application stands disposed of. Shageer (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J)