IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12766 of 2007 MANOJ KUMAR SON OF SRI BHASO SINGH RESIDENT OF JAI PRAKASH NAGAR, WARD NO. 16, P.O., P.S. & DISTRICT KHAGARIA Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, SONE BHAVAN, BEERCHAND PATEL PATH, PATNA. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, BIHAR STAE FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION, BEERCHAND PATEL PATH, PATNA. 3. THE CHIEF OF PROCUREMENT BIHAR STATE FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION, PATNA. 4. THE INCHARGE DISTRICT MANAGER, DISTRICT OFFICE, BIHAR STATE FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION, PURNIA, DISTRICT PURNIA. ----------- 2 23/02/2010 This writ application was filed in the year 2007 by the petitioner when the respondent Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation (shortly the Corporation) failed to make payment of the withheld 20% amount of the admitted bills of the petitioner who was assigned the work of transportation and handling of foodgrains from various depots. Though, no counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent Corporation, learned Senior Counsel from the instruction and input submits that some payments have been made to the petitioner and further payments will be made out on the basis of the audit which is going on and will require some time in this regard. - 2 - The claim of the petitioner not being disputed, this writ application is disposed of with the direction that the respondent Corporation shall ensure payment of balance amount to the petitioner preferably within three months from the date of production or communication of a copy of this order. Petitioner also submits that his security money has not been released till date. Respondent Corporation shall ensure its release also if it is not already done within the same time frame. AMIN (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)