IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11489 of 2007 Isha Mohammad Ansari son of Late Abdul Rahman Ansari, Resident of Mohalla Prabhat Colony, Head Post Office Purnea, Police Station -Khajanchi Hat, District- Purnea. …………. Petittioner. VERSUS 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Commissioner, Road Construction Department, Visheshwaraiya Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna. 3. Regional Officer in the Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways, 17 I.A.S. Colony, Kidwaipuri, Patna. 4. Chief Engineer, National Highway Office at Visheshwaraiya Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna. 5. Superintending Engineer, National Highway Circle, Purnea. 6. Executive Engineer, National Highway Division, Purnea. ----------- 02 28.11.2008 The petitioner had undertaken certain road construction work of National Highway. As is usual in this State once the work was completed and bills submitted the ping-pong event starts. The State does not respond Ministry of Shipping Road Transport and Highways, Government of India under whose agency the road work was done accepts that the work is done and quantifies the payment due to the petitioner. It informs the State Government but then nothing happens. In the counter affidavit filed by respondent no. 3, it is clearly stated that the liability as quantified is payable not by Central Government but by the State Government. In my view, So far as the petitioner is concerned, he is concerned with payment and not the source therefor. The liability not being in dispute. I direct the Commissioner, Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Patna to look into the matter and ensure payment to the petitioner within two months of production of a copy of this order. If payment is due, in case it is found that it is some 2 authority who is to make the payment, he would ensure that the other authority is accordingly intimated and persuaded to make the payment. In case, for any reason, it is denied that any payment is due to the petitioner the concerned respondent would communicate the reasons, thereof in detail to the petitioner within the aforesaid period. With the aforesaid observations and directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. Trivedi/ ( Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)