IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12193 of 2007 BINOD BIHARI SINGH, son of late Deomuni Singh, resident of Village – Dharahara, P.O. & P S – Darihat, District – Rohtas (Sasaram). Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Inspector General of Prisons Bihar, Department of Home (Prisons), Old Secretariat Building, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Superintendent, Divisional Prisons Rohtas at Sasaram. 3. The District Officer, Rohtas at Sasaram. 4. The Deputy Collector, Rohtas at Sasaram. 5. The Superintendent, Sub Divisional Prisons, Bikramganj, Rohtas at Sasaram. ----------- 02 23.02.2010 Petitioner is said to be one of the suppliers of various items including food grains and vegetables to Sasaram Jail. When the bills were submitted by him, no payment came to be made. However, the respondents on verification have accepted the liability of Rs.69,180/- which according to them is the only payable amount. But then this amount has not been paid in absence of fund. The other aspect is that petitioner had been authorized payment of a sum of Rs.10,537/- vide Account Bill No. 278 of 2001-02. This according to the petitioner was not honoured by the treasury of Sasaram for reasons best known to them. Even though the bill was approved but actual payment has not accrued to the petitioner. One of the reasons indicated is that since the bill was handed over to the petitioner on the last day of March, that could be one of the reasons for not honouring. In view of the above stated position having been accepted in the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the 2 respondents, the Superintendent of District Jail, Sasaram is hereby directed that if the accepted amount of Rs.69,180/- has not been paid to the petitioner till date then he shall ensure that this amount is paid to him within a period of three months from today. With regard to other aspect of payment of Rs.10,537/- if for some reason this bill has not been honoured by the treasury, then the Superintendent of Jail, Sasaram will have also to take steps for either issuing a fresh bill or steps for payment of this amount to the petitioner within the same stated period. The writ application stands disposed of with the above direction. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J )