IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8674 of 2011 Rabindra Nath Sahu son of Lakshmi Prasad Sahu, resident of village Maidapur, P.O. Sharfuddinpur, P.S. Muzaffarpur Sadar, District Muzaffarpur, proprietor of Venus Construction…………………………………………..Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Superintending Engineer, Rural Works Department, Rural Work Circle, Muzaffarpur. 3. The Executive Engineer, Rural Works Department, Work Division No.1, Sheohar Aait, Sitamarhi, District Sitamarhi…………………………….……………Respondents. For the petitioner :Mr. Vijay Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the respondents :Mr. Narendra Kumar, AC to SC 22. ----------- 03/ 13.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing respondents authorities to refund the earnest money as well as security money deposited by the petitioner with respect to execution of work as per Agreement No.28F2/2005-06 and Agreement No.29F2/2005-06 with interest. 3. Considering the arguments of learned counsel for the parties and the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file an application before the Executive Engineer, Rural Works Department, Work Division No.1, Sheohar Aait, Sitamarhi (respondent no.3) giving details of the amounts due and raising all the points which he has raised before this court. If such an application is filed by the petitioner before the said authority within 15 days from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall decide the same in accordance with law by a speaking order within two months thereafter and shall pay - 2 - the entire admitted and payable dues immediately thereafter. If any amount or interest is not found to be admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. Harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)