IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No 7409 of 2007 Sanjay Kumar Singh, son of Shri Brajesh Kumar, resident of Mohalla - Kurjee, Police Station - Digha, District - Patna - Petitioner Versus 1 The State of Bihar 2 The Secretary, Building Construction Department, Vishweshwarraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 3 The Engineer-in-Chief, Building Construction Department, Vishwarraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 4 The Chief Engineer, South Bihar Wing, Building Constructions Department, Vishwashwarraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 5 The Superintending Engineer, South Bihar Circle, Building Constructions Department, New Punaichak, Patna 6 The Executive Engineer, Patliputra Division, Building Constructions Department, Near Western Gate of the Patna High Court, Patna - Respondents ----------- 3 06.03.2009 Learned counsel for the State, on certain instructions from the Executive Engineer, Pataliputra Building Division, Patna dated 27.02.2009, states that the claim of the petitioner was examined by the Liability’s Committee. The Liability’s Committee, on examining the matter, has admitted the claims to the extent of Rs 32,576/- in respect of Agreement No F2 942 of 2005-2006 and Rs 30,242/- in respect of Agreement No F2 889 of 2005-2006 in respect of President’s Chambers. It is stated that payment could not be made earlier even though bills were prepared by the concerned Junior Engineer in respect of both the works totalling to Rs 62,818/- because of lack of allotment of funds. Department is making endeavour to get the funds allotted for payment. On basis of the said instructions, it is stated that a counter affidavit will be filed in course of the day. On basis of the said instructions and in anticipation of the counter affidavit being filed and the statement made at the Bar, this writ 2 petition is being disposed of with a direction that payment, as admitted, as aforesaid, be made to the petitioner within this financial year itself, the responsibility whereof would be of respondent No 4, the Chief Engineer, South Bihar Wing, Building Constructions Department, Vishweshwarraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)