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High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPC/1060/2016disposed off

M/S. M. K. Video Shooting And Photography v. Chhattisgarh State Election Commission

2016-04-26Hon'Ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 1060 of 2016 M/s. M. K. Video Shooting & Photography Shastri Bazar Raipur, Through Its Proprietor Shri Mahesh Kumar Satwani, Aged About 49 Years, S/o Arjun, Das Satwani, Shastri Bazar, Main Road, Raipur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Chhattisgarh State Election Commission Through The Chief Electoral Officer, Shashtri Chowk, Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. The District Election Officer Cum Collector, District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. The Deputy District Election Officer, Raipur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents Shri Manish Nigam, counsel for the petitioner/s. Shri B.Gopa Kumar, Dy.A.G. for the State.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 26/04/2016 Heard.

Grievance of the petitioner, as ventilated through this petition is that though the petitioner was engaged by District Election Officer to provide photography and videography services, the bills of the petitioner have not been cleared. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that till date, no dispute has been raised nor any claim has been rejected by the respondent authorities. He submits that the petitioner has made representation on 09/03/2016 for payment but no payment has been made nor the claim has been rejected. 3.

It is a matter of dispute between individual and the State Election Commission. Therefore, the State authorities are required to act fairly. Whatever is the undisputed amount, is required to be paid at the earliest. Let respondent No.2 get the entire claim of the petitioner examined and decision be taken in the

case of the petitioner within a period of 10 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

4.

The amount which is found to be payable according to the scrutiny of respondent no.2 shall be paid to the petitioner forthwith, not later than four weeks. However, if any claim of the petitioner is rejected, he shall be informed by a speaking order within that period of four weeks and thereafter, it will be open for the petitioner to take recourse to remedy as may be available to him under the law.

5.

With the aforesaid observations / directions, this petition is finally disposed off.

Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Deepti