IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5391 of 2007 M/s- Sharma Photo Copy Centre, Sadar Hospital Road, P.S.,Town & District- Muzaffarpur through its Proprietor Ashok Kumar Sharma, Son of Sri Rudra Narayan Sharma, resident of village- Bhikhanpur Dih, P.O. Khabra, P.S.- Sadar, District- Muzaffarpur. …………….. Petitioner. VERSUS 1. The State Election Commission (Panchayat), Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna through the State Election Commissioner 2. The State Election Commissioner, (Panchayat), Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna through the State Election Commissioner. 3. The Secretary, State Election Commissioner, (Panchayat), Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna through the State Election Commissioner. 4. The Deputy Secretary, State Election Commissioner, (Panchayat), Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna through the State Election Commissioner. 5. The District Election Officer (Panchayat)-cum-District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur. 6. The District Panchayat Raj Officer, Muzaffarpur. ----------- 02 28.11.2008 For the purpose of Gram Panchayat election, which was held in the year 2006, the petitioner make supply of certain goods pursuant to orders of Panchayat Raj Officer, Muzaffarpur, on behalf of the District Election Officer i.e. the Collector. Supplies having been made after the elections for over. Petitioner submitted his bills and thereafter kept running after pillar to post, but no payment has been made to him. Petitioner has not even been disclosed the reason for the same. In my view, It would be advisable for the petitioner to first make a detailed representation with all documents at hands to the Collector-cum-District Magistrate along with a copy of this order. The Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur forthwith to get the matter enquired into and if it is found that for the purposes of election or connected thereto services of the petitioner and his goods were taken 2 then he should ensure that payment is made to the petitioner within a period of six months from the day of filing of the representation. In case, payment is disputed or denied in respect of any of the items, the Collector would pass a reasoned order and communicate the same to the petitioner within the time aforesaid. With these directions and observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. Trivedi/ ( Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)