IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6034 of 2011 ----------- Ashok Khandelia, son of Deoki Nandan Khandelia, Proprietor of M/s Bharat Trading Company, H.P. Petrol Pump, Khagaria, P.O. & P.S. Khagaria, District Khagaria … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Office situated at Main Secretariat, P.S. Sachivalaya, District Patna 2. The Chief Election Officer, BVihar, office situated at Mangles Road, P.S. Sachivalaya, District Patna 3. The District Election Officer, Khagaria-cum-District Magistrate, Khagaria … Respondents ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Advocate For Respondent no.2 : Mr. J.P. Karn, Sr. Advocate & Mr. Siddhartha Prasad,Advocate ------ 03/ 20.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents . 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondents to make payment of the dues amount of pay Rs.2,57,367.70 along with compound interest at the rate of 11% per annum since the year 2000 to the petitioner for supply of fuel from the retail outlet Petrol Pump of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. at Khagaria during the election of State Assembly, 2000 as per direction of the District Election Officer, Khagaria-cum-Collector, Khagaria, who took supply of the fuel from the petitioner’s firm, but he has not made payment of the said amount till today despite repeated requests of the petitioner. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances as 2 well as the averments of the parties and materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file an application before the District Magistrate, Khagaria-cum-District Election Officer, Khagaria (respondent no.3) raising all the issues and grounds which he has taken before this Court. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within fifteen days from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall consider and decide the same within two months thereafter and all amounts and interest found to be payable shall be paid to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if any interest or amount claimed by the petitioner is not found admissible and payable, the said authority shall pass a speaking order within two months, against which the petitioner will be at liberty to move before an appropriate forum, if aggrieved. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J. )