IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3352 of 2007 MD.INAMUL HAQUE SON OF MD. KALIM AHMAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BIHAR TENT DECORATOR, STATION ROAD, BARH, P.S. BARH, DISTRICT PATNA. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE RETURNING OFFICER CUM SUBDIVISIONAL OFFICER, BARH, PATNA. ----------- 2 10/02/2010 On the direction of the concerned respondent authority, the petitioner had supplied certain goods and services for conduct of election of Nagar Panchayat of Mokamah, Barh and Bakhtiyarpur for erecting Pandal and Kanat and providing chair, table, generator, etc. Bills came to be raised by him but no payment has been made till date. The claim of the petitioner is of Rs.5,75,332/-. The respondents in their counter affidavit have taken stand that the petitioner has not co-operated in the matter because he has not submitted the bills or evidence of submissions of such bills despite many letters having written to him. If the petitioner gives evidence, the matter will be examined and expedited. The stand or the statement made in the counter affidavit, which has been sworn by the Executive Magistrate, - 2 - Barh does not seem to be a fair or honest statement because there is evidence on record which have been brought by the petitioner as Annexures to the writ application which belies such statement. However, to facilitate ironing out of the dispute, let the petitioner submit Xerox copies of his bills, may be the evidence of receipt if he has, before the competent authority who is stated to be the Sub-divisional Magistrate, Barh within 15 days from today and thereafter the authority concerned will take a decision with regard to payment within three months thereof. If the claim is disputed, speaking order will be passed and communicated to the petitioner within the same time frame. This writ application is disposed of with the above direction for compliance. AMIN (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)