IN THE HIGH COUR T OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3650 of 2010 Raghvendra Pratap Narain Singh, Son of Late Yugal Narain Singh, Resident of Trinetra Bhawan, Poinwan Nagar, PS Aurangabad, District Aurangabad (Bihar). ------ Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Principal Secretary, Human Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Director, Jan Siksha, New Secretariat, Patna. 4. District Magistrate-cum-Chairman, District Literacy Committee, Aurangabad. 5. Secretary, District Literacy Committee, Aurangabad, PS Aurangabad, District Aurangabad. ------ Respondents. ----------- 3 13.10.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned A.C. to S.C. 19 for the respondents. The grievance of the petitioner is that his premises was given on rent to the respondent no. 5 more than 10 years back on the agreed monthly rent of Rs. 3,500/-. It is submitted that initially the rent was paid but after July, 2002 no rent was paid and finally in April, 2004 the respondents vacated the said premises but the rent for the period July, 2002 to March, 2004 was not paid. He submits that the petitioner was finally compelled to serve legal notice to the concerned respondents in November, 2009 but even after that no payment has been made. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case this Court feels that no useful purpose would be served by keeping the matter pending for counter affidavit and accordingly, the same is being disposed off with the following directions. The petitioner shall file representations before the respondents no. 3, 4 and 5 along with a copy of this order raising his claim for payment of the dues rent. The respondents thereafter shall verify the period actually occupied by them in the premises of the petitioner and if it is found that the claim of the petitioner from July, 2 2002 to March, 2004 or for any other period is genuine then payment of rent should be made within a maximum period of eight weeks from the date of filing of such representations. If payment is not made within eight weeks from the date of filing of the representations, the same shall carry an interest of 10% from the date it is due. With the aforementioned directions, the writ petition stands disposed off. Sanjay (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.)