IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8597 of 2005 ----------- 1. Rameshwar Prasad, son of late Gudar Nath Prasad, Proprietor of M/s Rameshwar Service Station, Naurangabagh, Bettiah, West Champaran, present address Mohalla Ujjain Tola, P.S. Bettiah Town, District West Champaran. 2. Awadhesh Kumar Motani, son of late Bala Prasad Motani, Proprietor of M/s Motani Brothers, resident of Mohalla Ujjain Tola, P.S. Bettiah, Town, District West Champaran 3. Hari Shankar Prasad Shahi, son of Hari Madhav Shahi, Prop. M/s Shahi Automobiles, resident of Mohalla Hariwatika Chowk, P.S. Bettiah Town, District West Champaran. … Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Patna 2. The District Magistrate-cum-District Returning Officer, district West Champaran, Bettiah. 3. The District Magistrate-cum-District Returning Officer, District Gopalganj 4. Sub-Divisional Officer, District West Champaran, Bettiah 5. District Supply Officer, District West Champaran, Bettiah 6. Incharge Officer, Vahan Koshang, District West Champaran, Bettiah 7. Deputy Election Officer, District West Champaran, Bettiah 8. Assistant Election Officer, District West Champaran, Bettiah 9. Deputy Election Officer, District West Champaran, Bettiah ……. Respondents ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Wasi Ahmad Khan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad, Advocate ----- 02/ 16.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners for a direction to the respondents to pay their admitted dues against the fuel supplied for vehicles, which were used by the respondents during the general elections ranging from 1996 to the year 2004 along with interest at the rate of 12% per annum. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the 2 aforesaid dues are admitted but have not yet been paid. 4. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioners to approach the District Magistrate, West Champaran, Bettiah (respondent no.2) for payment of the aforesaid dues. If such an application along with a copy of this order is filed before the said authority within fifteen days from today, the said authority shall decide the matter in accordance with law within two months thereafter and if any amount or interest is found admitted and payable to the petitioners, the same shall be paid to them immediately thereafter. However, if any amount and/or interest is not found admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioners will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum, if aggrieved. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J. )