IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13876 of 2006 Sunil Manohar, son of Kamla Prasad, resident of Mohalla – Gola Road, P.s. Danapur, District Patna ….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna 2. District Magistrate, Patna. 3. District Magistrate, Motihari 4. District Magistrate, Lakhisarai 5. Incharge Magistrate, Vehicle Section, Danapur, Patna ----------- For the Petitioner : M/s Awadhesh Pd. Sinha, & Kumar Mritunjay Narain, Advocates For the State : Mrs. Nivedita Nirvikar, G.P. 16 ------- 4 18.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. It is claimed by the petitioner that his vehicle was seized on 16.04.2004 by the in-charge Magistrate, Vehicle Section, Danapur, Patna. The same was used for the purposes of Lok Sabha Election, 2004 till 21.4.2004. Thereafter, the bus was sent to Motihari and was used in Motihari district till 30.4.2004. The same bus was again sent to Lakhisarai on 30.4.2004 was used there by the District Administration and it was finally released on 3.5.2004. From the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents, it appears that there is no record 2 available with them regarding the use of vehicle at Motihari and Lakhisarai. However, it has been submitted by the learned counsel for the State that if the logbook is produced by the petitioner before the competent authority then after verification of the same the sum would be paid to the petitioner for which he would be found entitled. Petitioner fairly submits that payment regarding Patna district, i.e., from 16.04.2004 till 21.4.2004 has been maid by the District Magistrate, Patna. The payment of Motihari District and Lakhisarai District are yet to be paid by the District Magistrate, Motihari as well as District Magistrate, Lakhisarai. In view of the above stand taken by the State, this writ application is being disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to produce the original and the authenticated Xerox copy of the logbook along with a copy of this order firstly before the District Magistrate, Motihari and, thereafter, the District Magistrate, Lakhisarai. After comparison, if the Xerox copy is found to be correct then the original should be returned to the petitioner. Thereafter, the concerned District 3 Magistrate shall take a decision with regard to payment of the dues of the petitioner within three weeks from the date of submission of logbook. This disposes of the writ application. Spd/- ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)