IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11883 of 2007 MD.AJJAN SON OF LATE NOOR MOHAMMAD RESIDENT OF SANICHRA MANDIR, P.O. & P.S. SANDALPUR ROAD, DISTRICT PATNA. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE CUM DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, DISTRICT ARWAL, BIHAR. 3. THE SUBDIVISIONAL MAGISTRATE, DISTRICT ARWAL, BIHAR. ----------- 2 24/02/2010 The bills raised by the petitioner for providing electrical equipments and other infrastructures during the election held in the year 2005 have not been settled in its entirety. Some payments to the extent the respondents have accepted the liability has already been made to the petitioner but still a balance amount has not been paid on the ground that payment is in accordance with the rates and the actual supplies. In other words there is certain area of conflict on the liability thrust upon the respondents and the claim of the petitioner. If that is the position, no direction can be passed for payment on the bills of the petitioner but for the disputed amount the petitioner can take steps either to satisfy the respondents in this regard or may lodge a claim before an - 2 - appropriate forum where appropriate evidence etc. can be led and adjudicated. This writ application is disposed of with the above liberty. AMIN (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)