IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14160 of 2010 1. NIRMAL KUMAR MAITIN S/O RAM CHANDRA PRASAD MAITIN R/O MOHALLA- NEPALI KOTHI, BOARING ROAD, P.S.- S.K. PURI, DISTT.- PATNA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. DIRECTOR, I.C.D.S. DIRECTORATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA ----------- 2. 01.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is a Chartered Accountant claiming his professional dues of Rs. 167,349.84/- for financial/audit work done for the official State respondents. Counsel for the State rightly contends that the claim in the writ application is a pure money claim arising out of a contract not amenable to the jurisdiction of the writ Court. He submits that there is no document on record that the quantification of payment was admitted and beyond any controversy in which event the writ Court may or may not interfere. Learned counsel for the petitioner points out that certain other Chartered Accountants had been paid but the petitioner had been discriminated. 2 The Court finds the writ petition to be not maintainable for a pure money claim in absence of quantum of the dues being admitted. But that does not absolve the respondents who are government functionaries to compel the petitioner to file a money claim only whereafter they may consider his claims when they receive summons from the Civil Court. The writ application is disposed with the observation that the dues of the petitioner as may be ascertained by the respondents may be considered for payment along with a complete statement of account furnished to the petitioner so that if the petitioner has any grievance with regard to the quantum of payment, he has necessary materials before him to agitate. Let this order be complied with within a maximum period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ application stands disposed. P. Kumar ( Navin Sinha, J.)