WP(C) 5416/2008 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A C UPADHYAY Heard Mr. P.K.Deka, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. M.U.Mahm ud, learned counsel for the respondent No.3 and Mrs. K. Devi, learned Government Advocate for the State-respondents. The petitioner is the proprietor of M/S. J.K.Enterprise, which is a Government r egistered firm dealing with Govt. supplies. Assam State Election Commission issu ed supply orders of various election materials to the Assam Government Marketing Corporation Ltd., which is a Government undertaking. The Assam Government Mark eting Corporation Ltd in pursuance of the aforesaid supply orders, issued order dated 29.11.2007 and 12.12.2007 in favour of the petitioner, for supply of elect ion materials and steel trunks with lock and keys. The petitioner after complet ion of supply in terms of the supply order raised his bill amounting to Rs.10,90 ,197/- as per the approved rate of the purchase Board of the Assam State Electio n Commission, to the Assam Government Marketing Corporation Ltd., respondent No. 4. However, the respondent No.4 failed to pay bill amount as aforesaid to the p etitioner even in spite of several efforts. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner took loan from Bank to execute the aforesaid supply order and such is facing immense financial hardship. Mr. M. U. Mahmud, learned counsel for the respondent No.3 admitting the liabilit y of the Election Commission submits that the respondents will be able to make t he payment of the outstanding bills of the petitioner after necessary verificati on of the total bill amount as and when the fund is placed by the State Governme nt at their disposal. Learned counsel for the State-respondents also submits tha t payment of the outstanding bills shall be made to the petitioner, after due sc rutiny, as and when the fund is made available by the Government. As a matter of fact, the State Government cannot act like private individual. It has to be fair, reasonable and transparent. It cannot single out a particula r organization to delay the payment of the outstanding dues. In view of the abo ve with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, I propose to dispose of this writ petition at the admission stage with a simple direction to the res pondents to make payment the outstanding dues of the petitioner after due scruti ny, immediately after receipt of the fund from the State Government and this exe rcise shall be completed within a period of 4(four) months from the date of rece ipt of the certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition is disposed of.