Sharma Ravi Das v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Certiorari against demand letters of District Panchayat Raj Officer, Collectorate, Bhagalpur; deposit of balance amount with 9% interest; excess payment to vendor M/s Abhiraj Enterprises, Naugachiya (Proprietor Mithlesh Kumar Singh); recovery liberty against M/s Abhiraj Enterprises and Ajit Kumar Singh @ Munna Singh (Mukhiya, Gram Raj Panchayat Madrauni); waiver of interest on equitable consideration; no interest if principal deposited within four weeks; Memo Nos. 554-558 dated 13.02.2024; Memo Nos. 1225-1230 dated 12.05.2023/13.05.2023; Annexure-04 series; ward nos. 1, 2, 4, 7 and 8 works; Patna High Court CWJC No.7124 of 2024; Mohit Kumar Shah, J.; order dated 18-07-2024.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of on agreed terms: petitioners to pay the amount in question; liberty granted to recover the excess-paid amounts from M/s Abhiraj Enterprises, Naugachiya and from respondent No.7 Ajit Kumar Singh through available legal remedies; and if the respective amounts are deposited within four weeks, no interest shall be charged on the principal amount.