WP(C) 5994/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.GOSWAMI Heard Mr. P.K. Majumdar, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Ms. P. B arua, learned counsel, appearing for Mr. B. Goswami, learned Standing Counsel, W ater Resource Department. The grievance of the petitioner is that he is a registered Contractor and he car ried out certain works under the respondents for an amount of Rs. 5,10,224/- (Ru pees Five lakhs ten thousand two hundred and twenty four) only and the same has not been paid to him and he accordingly prays for payment of the said amount. Ms. Baruah submits that the instant case is squarely covered by the Full Bench judgment of this Court rendered on 29.9.2008 in Writ Appeal No. 484/2005 (Tamshe r Ali and Ors. Vs. State of Assam and Ors.), reported in 2008 (4) GLT 1 (FB) and similar other 194 Writ Petitions and, as such, the respondent authorities will examine the claim of the petitioner in the light of the principles enunciated in the aforesaid judgment. Mr. Mazumdar also endorses the submission of Ms. P. Baruah. In view of the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties, this writ pet ition is disposed of at the motion stage itself with a direction to the Chief En gineer, Water Resource Department, to examine the claim of the petitioner within a period of 15 days from today and if the claim is admitted, the respondent aut horities would process the claim of the petitioner in accordance with law and in the light of the directions contained in Tamsher Ali and Ors(supra). The writ petition stands disposed of in terms of the above directions.