IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6887 of 2006 M/S Mihijam Mineral Grinding Industries, a Partnership Firm having its place of business at Industrial Estate, Mihijam, Dumka, Jharkhand, through its Partner Sumitra Devi, W/o Krishna Sao, resident of Aam Bagan, P.O. & P.S. Mihijam, Distt. Jamtara, Jharkhand……Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Industrial Development Commissioner, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Director-Industries, Department of Industries Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The General Manager, Patna Industrial Area Development Authority, Patna. 4. The Managing Director, Bihar State Financial Corporation, Fraser Road, Patna…………………………………………….Respondents. ---------------------------------- 03/ 19.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the respondents-State of Bihar and its authorities as well as learned counsel for the Bihar State Financial Corporation, Patna. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondents to disburse the amount of electric subsidy and seed money in favour of the petitioner in terms of Bihar Industrial Policy of 1986, which according to the petitioner, has been withheld by the respondents authorities arbitrarily and illegally and for other ancillary reliefs. 3. Learned counsel for the Corporation submits that he has filed a counter affidavit in which it has been specifically stated that the amount claimed by the petitioner was received in the Bihar State Financial Corporation from Patna Industrial Area Development Authority (now Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority) on 21.09.1988 and the same was released and adjusted by the Bihar State Financial Corporation against the then dues of the petitioner with effect from 21.09.1988 itself. It is also stated that since the very - 2 - beginning the petitioner had become a defaulter and had never raised any objection with respect to the said payment, although several years had lapsed. 4. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner that if any grievance of the petitioner remains or if she is not satisfied by the said payments, the petitioner will be at liberty to approach the General Manager, Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority, Patna and the Managing Director of Bihar State Financial Corporation by way of filing applications giving details of her remaining claims. If such applications are filed by the petitioner within four weeks from today along with copies of this order, the said authorities shall consider the same and decide them by speaking order within two months thereafter. If any amount or interest is found to be admitted and payable, it should be paid to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if any amount or interest is not found to be 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.)