M/s Globus Spirits Limited, having registered office at A-46, New Friends v. The State of Bihar

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : For the State For Beverage Corp. : :

Mr. Satyabir Bharti, Advocate Mr. Ashish Giri, Advocate Mr. Vikas Kumar, SC-11 Mr. Sriram Krishna, AC to S.C.-11 Mr. Vikas Kumar, Advocate Mr. Girijesh Kumar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHAND MALVIYA ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. B. BAJANTHRI) Date : 07-11-2023 following reliefs:- In this petition, petitioner has prayed for the

I. Directing the respondents i.e. the State Government/ Bihar State Beverage Corporation Limited to make payment of the sale price of Patna High Court CWJC No.10950 of 2016 dt.07-11-2023 country liquor totalling 122563.68 LPL valued at Rs.1,78,62,779.52, supplied by the petitioner to the Patna, Gaya, Aurangabad and Jamui Depots of Bihar State Beverage Corporation Limited under a statutory contract executed between the petitioner and the State Government; II. To hold that the aforesaid inaction of the respondents in making payment of the supply price of country liquor which was supplied by the petitioner on a requisition made by the Bihar State Beverage Corporation Limited and orders of the State Government is illegal, arbitrary and unreasonable; III. To direct the respondents to pay interest @ 18% on the aforesaid quantity supplied but not paid from March, 2016 till the date of its actual payment; IV. For issuance of such other writ(s), order(s), direction(s) as your Lordships may deem fit and proper.

In support of the aforementioned reliefs, petitioner has submitted letters dated 16.05.2016 vide Annexure-8 (series). The concerned respondents have not passed any order either accepting or rejecting the petitioner’s claim and on the matter for the last about six years.

Learned counsel submitted that in identical matter, this Court has allowed and certain payments have been Patna High Court CWJC No.10950 of 2016 dt.07-11-2023 made to the concerned parties.

Taking note of the these facts and circumstances, the petitioner is hereby directed to file additional representation or application in support of the claim including any decision of this Court and produce the same so as to enable the concerned authority to decide the claim of the petitioner read with the decision of this Court. The concerned authority is hereby directed to take a decision while passing a detailed speaking order and communicate the same. The above exercise shall be completed within a period of eight weeks from the date of the receipt of additional representation/application on behalf of the petitioner.