IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6846 of 2007 AJAY KUMAR SINGH, son of late Chatthu Yadav, resident of Mohalla – Nehru Nagar, P S – Arrah Town, District – Bhojpur Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Collector, Chapra. 3. The Inspector General, Prison (Jail), Bihar, Patna. 4. The Jail Superintendent, Chapra. ----------- 02. 16.02.2010 Writ of the petitioner was filed on 23.5.2007 for a direction upon the respondents specially the Superintendent of Jail, Chapra for making payment of a sum of Rs.2,30,894/-. This claim is being made with regard to various supplies of goods effected by the petitioner during the year 2005-06. When the bills were not paid petitioner lodged his claim with the Superintendent of Jail, Chapra with detailed break-up of bills. The said claim was responded to vide letter of the said Superintendent dated 6.12.2006. Letter is annexure-2 to the writ application. In the said letter it has been stated that after verification and release of fund the payments will be made. No counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent State in opposition to the writ application despite the writ being pending for the last three years. In view of the above, the Superintendent of Jail, Chapra is hereby directed that he 2 shall take cognizance of the claim of the petitioner, take steps for payment of undisputed amount and if there is any refusal on any count, the reason thereof shall be communicated to the petitioner. All the exercise will be done within a period of three moths from the date of communication / production of a copy of this order. The writ application stands disposed of with the above direction. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J )