WP(C) 4581/2009 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY The grievance of the petitioner in the present petition is that though h e has already paid all the royalty payable to the Forest Department for extracti on of the forest produce for utilization of the same in the work allotted to him by the PWD, the Department has deducted an amount of Rs.5,46,000/- from the run ning bills submitted by him on account of the forest royalty payable. The petiti oner, therefore, has prayed for a direction to the respondent authorities to ref und the said amount of Rs.5,46,000/- which according to the petitioner has illeg ally been deducted from the running bills. Mr. Gautam, the learned standing counsel for the PWD on instruction has submitted that such amount has been deducted towards the royalty payable to the Forest Department as the petitioner failed to produce the proof relating to the payment of such royalty while extracting the forest produce, which has been done pursuant to the direction issued by the Govt. Mr. Das, the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that he sh all produce the proof relating to the payment of royalty before the departmental authority and the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the depa rtmental authority to scrutinize such document to be produced by the petitioner and to refund the amount deducted. In view of the aforesaid submission, the present writ petition is dispos ed of to the following effect:- The petitioner shall produce the proof of payment of royalty in respect of the concerned forest produce before the Executive Engineer, PWD, Barpeta Rura l Road Division, respondent No.5, who shall on receipt of the same verify the sa me and if upon such verification it is found that such royalty has been paid, th e amount withheld shall be released. The entire exercise is directed to be completed within 1(one) month from the date of production of proof by the petitioner. The petitioner shall alongwi th the proof file the certified copy of the order passed today.