HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 43657 of 2023 Court No. - 40 HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J. 1. Heard petitioner in person and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- "(i) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus and direct to the respondents to pay the entire bill amount of Rs.8,48,400/- (Eight Lac Forty Eight Thousand Four Hundred) of the petitioner within the period of one month alongwith 12% interest since January 2023 till date of actual payment. (ii) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus and directed to the respondent No. 6 to 9 to pay the compensation amount to the petitioner for causing loss through non payment of bills amount and mental harassment of the petitioner as this Hon'ble court deem fit and proper. (iii) Issue any other writ, order or direction which this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case. (iv) ward any cost of the petition to the petitioner." 3. Sri Arun Kumar Sharma, learned counsel for the respondents states that according to the respondents, the admitted amount of the petitioner is only Rs.6,50,000/- and the same is being paid to the petitioner through cheque No.856331 dated 20.09.2025 of Punjab National Bank. Photo-copy of the cheque is taken on record. The cheque has been supplied to the petitioner who is appearing in person. 4. The petitioner who has appeared in person states that the actual amount of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : In Person Counsel for Respondent(s) : Arun Kumar Sharma, C.S.C. Mahendra Nath Pandey .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 8 Others .....Respondent(s) Rs.8,48,400/- is due to the petitioner and therefore, the amount which has been paid to him is less than what is actual amount is due to the petitioner. 5. The respondents have paid the admitted amount to the petitioner and if the petitioner claims that he is entitled to more amount and the amount paid to him is not correct, he may avail appropriate remedy available under law for recovery of balance amount. 6. The writ petition is disposed off subject to observation made above. September 22, 2025 SS WRIC No. 43657 of 2023 2 (Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUNIL KUMAR SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad