IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.357 of 2011 M/S Fuleshwar Prasad, a partnership firm, having its place of business at Barh, P.O. and P.S.-Barh, District-Patna through one of its Partner Anil Kumar, S/o Fuleshwar Prasad . …. Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Patna. 3. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Barh, District- Patna. 4. The Block Development Officer, Bakhtiyarpur, District-Patna. ……… Respondents. For the petitioner : Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Satyeshwar Prasad, A.C. to G.P.-9. ----------- 3. 17.01.2011 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State of Bihar and its authorities. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the respondents authorities to allocate and give adequate fund to the respondent-Block Development Officer, Bakhtiyarpur (Respondent no. -4) to enable him to make payments of admitted dues of the petitioner in respect of supply of petroleum products made by the petitioner for governmental use with interest and for other ancillary reliefs. 3. It transpires that an application with respect to the said amount was filed by the petitioner on 13.06.2009 (Annexure- 2) before the Block Development Officer, Bakhtiarpur(Patna), but no step has been taken as yet, although the petitioner claims that the amount claimed is the admitted dues. 4. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the 2 petitioner to file an application giving details of facts and raising all the points before the District Magistrate, Patna (Respondent No. 2). However, if such an application is filed by the petitioner within 15 days from today, such authority shall decide the same in accordance with law within two months from the date of filing of such application and if some amounts are found admittedly to be paid to the petitioner, it must be paid to him within one month thereafter. However, if some amount is found to be disputed and the authority holds that said amount or interest thereon cannot be paid, the petitioner will be at liberty to raise his objection before the appropriate Forum against the said order. Sujit (S.N.Hussain,J.)