IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.930 of 2007 SATYENDRA KUMAR SINHA son of Raghunandan Pd.Sinha, resident of Ramchandrapur Proprietror of Bhawani Agriculture Centre, P.O. Biharsharif,P.S. Laheri,District-Nalanda. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Secretary –cum- Commissioner, Agriculture Department,Bihar,Patna. 3. Agriculture Director,Bihar,Patna 4. Joint Agriculture Director (Produce),Bihar,Patna. 5. Deputy Agriculture Director (Crops),Bihar,Patna. 6. District Agriculture Officer,Nalanda. 7. District Agriculture Officer,Nawada. ----------- 3 6.2.2009 In the counter affidavit filed by respondent nos. 2 to 5, in para 6,, it is submitted that the payment has to be made after the bills are properly certified by the Block Development Officer and the District Agriculture Officer. Petitioner’s claim is for payment on account of supply of water sprinkler by him. The District Agriculture Officer has filed another separate counter affidavit in which in para 8 he has stated that it has already scrutinized the claim of the petitioner and certified it for payment vide letter no. 136, dated 25.1.2007 to the Director, Agriculture, Bihar,Patna . In my view, it appears to be a case of the right hand and not knowing what the left hand is doing. Respondent no.3 , Agriculture Director, Govt. of Bihar,Patna, who seems obvious of the said communication of the District Agriculture Officer because of which petitioner’s balance payment of about Rs. 1,61,484/- is still pending after several years. In view of the stands, noted above, I have no option but 2 to direct the Director, Agriculture,Govt. of Bihar,Patna to ensure that the amount of Rs. 1,61,484/-, which is now not the subject matter of any dispute, be ensured to be paid to the petitioner within one month from the date when this order is produced before the Director, Agriculture, Govt. of Bihar,Patna. If it is not so paid then the same shall be paid along with interest at the rate of 6% per annum for the entire period of delay. This disposes of the writ petition. SINGH (Navaniti Pd. Singh, J.)