IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1491 of 2006 Ram Awadh Pandey, son of Shri Sidh Nath Pandey, village Chenari, P.O. Chenari, District Rohtas, Bihar. … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Secretary-cum-Chairman, Irrigation Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chief Engineer, Irrigation Department, Dehri, Distt. Rohtas. 4. The Superintending Engineer, Durgawati Construction Circle Bhitaribandh Division, Chenari, District Rohtas 5. The Executive Engineer, Durgawati Right Bank Canal Sub- Division, Chenari, District Rohtas 6. Junior Engineer, Durgawati Right Bank Canal Sub-Division, Chenari, District Rohtas …. Respondents --------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Arabind Nath Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Chandra Shekhar Singh, A.C. to G.P.16 ---- 02/ 03.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner for directing the authorities to pay the admitted dues to the petitioner for the works done by him in the light of agreements bearing no. 65F2/90-91 and 45F2/90-91, for which final bills amounting to Rs.24,154.00 and Rs.59,451.00 have already been submitted as per measurement made by the Junior Engineer, which was duly verified and signed by the Executive Engineer. 3. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and after perusing the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Executive Engineer, Durgawati Right Bank Canal Sub-Division, Chenari, District Rohtas (respondent no. 5) along with an application giving details of the amount due and interest claimed by the petitioner. If such an 2 application is filed by the petitioner within three weeks from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall decide the same by a speaking order in accordance with law within three months thereafter and if any amount or interest is found admitted and payable, the same must be paid to the petitioner by the said authority immediately thereafter. However, if any amount or interest is not found payable and admitted in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J.)