IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8048 of 2005 UPENDRA PRASAD SINGH SON OF LATE BIKRAM SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O. LALAHI, P.S. DHANHA, DISTRICT- W. CHAMPARAN. …..PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE COMMISSIOINER-CUM-SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF(NORTH), WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, WEST CHAMPARAN AT SIWAN. 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, FLOOD CONTROL AND MONITORING DIVISION, PATNA. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER FLOOD CONTROL DIVISION NO.3 MADHUBANI CAMP PANDRAUNA. 7. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, WEST CHAMPARAN(BETTIAH), DISTRICT-WEST CHAMPARAN. ……RESPONDENTS. For the petitioner : Mr. Ranjan Kumar Jha, Adv. ----------- 02. 16.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. No one appears on behalf of the respondents nor any counter affidavit has been filed. 3. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondent to pay the bill of Rs. 71,834/- to the petitioner, who completed the allotted work of wire knitting (Krate Bunai) as per Agreement no. 34 F2/1999- 2000, 35 F2/1999-2000 & F2/ 1999-2000 and payment of said bills are pending since long in spite of several representations filed by the petitioner and received in the office of respondents. 4. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of this case, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Superintending Engineer, Flood Control and Monitoring Division, Patna (respondent no.5) 2 by way of filing application raising all the points taken in this writ petition. If such an application is filed before the said authority by the petitioner within 15 days from today along with a copy of this order the said respondent shall pay all the payable and admitted dues in accordance with law within two months. However, if any amount or interest is not found admissible and payable to the petitioner the said authority shall pass speaking order within two months and petitioner may challenge the same before the appropriate forum, if aggrieved. Devendra/- ( S. N. Hussain, J.)