IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10534 of 2007 SHANTI ELECTRICALS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 04. 08.10.2009 I.A. and the writ application both are being disposed of now since a counter affidavit has been filed and stand of the State is made known to the Court. The writ application was filed when payment of Rs.15 lacs and odd was not made to the petitioner for carrying out certain electrification work along with providing Samiyana and Pandals for holding Panchayat elections in the year 2006 in the district of Bhagalpur. The supplies were made and services provided, based on a short term tender published in the local newspaper on 10.3.2006. Petitioner submits that on the acceptance of the tender and the directions issued by the concerned respondents he did the work in Jagdishpur Block as well as Bangra and Gopalpur Blocks, in the district of Bhagalpur, based on memo issued by respondent No.2 i.e. District Election Officer cum District Magistrate, Bhagalpur. But as usual after work was done, the petitioner is being made to run from one authority to the other for payment of his legal dues. Since he lost all hopes, therefore, he approached the High Court for a direction. It is submitted by the petitioner that all the details of the bills with due verification was handed over to Sub Divisional Officer, Naugachia and it has duly been verified and checked, but still nothing has come to be done. The stand of the State in the counter affidavit is that since - 2 - certain time has now elapsed, re-verification or checking is required to be done before authorization of legal dues of the petitioner can be made. With the stand and the time taken by the respondent State in this regard, petitioner is given liberty to produce all the bills and papers in support of his claim before the Sub Divisional Officer, Naugachia on or before 30th October, 2009. The S D O, Naugachia is directed to get the verification done within a week and thereafter authorize payment of all the admitted dues by 30th of November, 2009. If any dispute remains, the petitioner has liberty to take appropriate steps. The writ application as well as I.A. No. 4734 of 2009 stands disposed of with the above direction. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)