IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 5760 of 2008 ====================================================== Kusheshwar Thakur, S/o Late Nagdeo Thakur, resident of Samta Colony, P.S. – Hajipur Town, District - Vaishali .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The Union Of India & Ors .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Surendra Kishore Thakur Mr. Satya Prakash Parasar For the Respondent/s : Mr. J.P.Karn ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL ORDER *************** 05. 31.08.2012 Writ Application was filed by the petitioner, who said to have been denied payment of his bills for the legal services, rendered to the BSNL Department. According to him he has a payable outstanding bill of about Rs. 2,88,229/- for his work as a lawyer, which has not been settled. Counter affidavit on behalf of the Respondents, BSNL, has been filed, where they have said that they have settled some part of the bills, which is not disputed and a cheque for a sum of Rs. 83,550/- was sent to the petitioner by registered post as far back as on 05.09.2007, but the same was returned. This amount the respondents are still willing to pay. For the rest of the amount, there is some serious dispute with regard to the work done by the petitioner and the bills raised therefor. Patna High Court CWJC No.5760 of 2008 (5) dt.31-08-2012 2/2 It is also informed that the petitioner has taken his case to the Civil Court by filing a Money Suit and that is awaiting adjudication. If that be so, then two parallel proceedings would not lie in the Court at the same time. Let the petitioner pursue the matter before the court below with regard to his Money Suit. If the petitioner is willing to accept the cheque of Rs. 83,550/-, which the respondents are still willing to pay, he may receive the same on an application being made to the respondents, which may be without any prejudice to his other claim as such, which will be subject matter of adjudication before the court below. Writ Application stands disposed off with above observation. SKM/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)