IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13559 of 2008 M/s Ankit Printers, Sitamarhi, through its proprietors Shailesh Kumar Agarwal, S/o Late Ram Kishan Agrawal, R/o- Khemka Colony, Court Bazar, P.O. P.S. and District Sitamarhi. …………Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through its Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna 2. The State Election Commissioner, Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Election Officer (Panchayat) Cum District Magistrate, Sitamarhi, District Sitamarhi. 4. The District Panchayat Raj Officer, Sitamarhi, District Sitamarhi. ……..Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Mrigank Mauli, Advocate For the State : Mr. Satish Narain Singh, Adv. (J.C. to GA-3) For Respondent No. 2 : Mr. Sanjeev Nilesh, Advocate. ------------- 4. 30.01.2009 Tragedies and financial anarchy seems to be real of the pay in the State for Panchyat Elections 2006, petitioner was entrusted with certain work to print and supply certain materials by the District Election Officer-cum- Collector. The work was satisfactorily done and the petitioner raised a claim of about Rs. 8,08,686/- . Now petitioner is visited both by tragedy, the tragedy and anarchy strikes the petitioner, he runs from pillar to post for payment, but payment is not made, he comes to this Court. Before this court in similar matter of the same district the Director, Panchayati Raj takes stand that as per fund requisitioned by the Collector-cum-District Election Officer, funds were made available for them as Utilization Certificate were not furnished, further funds were stopped for disbursement. The Collector now on defense does not dispute the liability of petitioner and admits that - 2 - Utilization Certificates have not been submitted, but maintains that funds received for 2006. Elections have been exhausted, no accounts are available. He wants permission from the Director, Panchayati Raj to divert funds from 2007 Election fund, wherein balance of Rs. 11, 62,500/- (Eleven Lacs Sixty Two Thousand Five Hundred) is pending in funds were requisitioned is not known. This is complete financial anarchy. People whose liability is admitted are not paid Utilization Certificates are made to run from pillar to post for payment. Everybody’s time including the court time is wasted and the administration sits bad and enjoys. This court regrets such an attitude of the Executive as liability is not disputed on the Director-cum-Collector, Sitamarhi to ensure that payments are made to the petitioner to the extent as admitted and indicated above within one month from the date of production of this order before him, failing which the same shall be paid along with interest of 12% per annum. The writ petition thus stands disposed of. Let a copy of this order be placed before Chief Secretary & Secretary (Finance), Government of Bihar, Patna who may draw attention of the Chief Minister in this regard. Vikash/- (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)