IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.412 of 2006 M/S Sukhmani Bhagwati Alloys Pvt. Ltd., a Company registered under the provisions of Companies Act, 1956 having its Registered Office at Industrial Area, Hajipur through its Director Rajinder Singh son of Harbans Singh, resident of C-408, Shanti Vihar Apartemnt, Frazer Road, Patna, P.S.-Kotwali District-Patna. .........Petitioner Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidhyut Bhavan, Bailey Road, through its Chairman. 2. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Bhagalpur Electric Supply Area, Bhagalpur. 3. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electrical Central Store, Munger. 4. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electrical Central Store, Bhagalpur. 5. The Deputy Director of Accounts, Bhagalpur Electric Supply Area, Bhagalpur. ............Respondents ---------------------------------- 03 29.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondents to pay the admitted amount to the petitioner, who had supplied different items of fabricated iron material to the respondents in pursuance of Purchase Order No. 17 dated 29.09.2004 and Purchase Order No. 26 dated 11.11.2004, issued by the respondent-General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer of Bihar Electric Supply Area, Bhagalpur (respondent no. 4). 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the amounts claimed by the petitioner is admitted and store receipt voucher has already been issued to the petitioner acknowledging the receipt of the item supplied by the petitioner to the satisfaction of the respondents. - 2 - 4. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Bhagalpur Electric Supply Area (respondent no. 2) along with an application giving details of his dues and interest as claimed by him. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within four weeks from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall decide the same by a speaking order in accordance with law within four months thereafter and if any amount or interest is found to be payable, it should be paid to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if any amount or interest is not found to be payable or admitted in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. Safik (S.N.Hussain, J.)