IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.206 of 2010 Mohmmad Ajjan, S/o Late Noor Mohammad, Proprietor M/S New Bombay Tent House, Patna, Sanichara Mandir, P.O & P.S- Sandalpur, Patna, Distt- Patna………………………………..Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2. Director, Bihar Panchayat Raj, ‘Sone Bhawan’, Birchand Patel Marg, Patna, Bihar 3. The Chief Election Commission through Secretary Bihar, Patna 4. The District Officer-Cum-District Election Officer, (Panchayat), Distt- Aurangabad, Bihar 5. Deputy Development Commissioner-Cum-Public Information Officer, Aurangabad 6. The District Panchayat Raj Officer, Aurangabad, Bihar, Patna 7. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Aurangabad, Distt- Aurangabad, Bihar, Patna………………………………..Respondents. For the petitioner : Mr. S.M. Ebtesham, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha, AC to GA-1 ----------- 06/ 27.06.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for direction to the respondents to release the payment of outstanding bills of the petitioner total amounting to Rs.23,98,365.00 against the contract work done by the petitioner on the eve of Bihar Raj Panchayat Election 2006 in different Blocks of Aurangabad district in pursuance of the order of the District Officer-cum-District Election Officer (Panchayat), Aurangabad (respondent no.4) dated 04.05.2006 and for other ancillary reliefs including interest etc. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the District Officer-cum- District Election Officer (Panchayat), Aurangabad (respondent no.4) - 2 - raising all his claims giving details of the amount which has fallen due. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within 15 days from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall decide the matter by a speaking order in accordance with law within two months thereafter and shall pay all the admitted and payable dues with interest to the petitioner within two months thereafter. However, if any amount or interest thereon is not found admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. Harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)