IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.582 of 2007 Rameshwar Singh son of late Mushan Singh resident of village- Lal Bigha, P.S. – Obra, District Aurangabad … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Commissioner Department of Water Resources (Minor Irrigation) Government of Bihar, Patna 2. The Commissioner, Department of Water Resources (Irrigation Department), Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Superintending Engineering, Minor Irrigation Circle, Muzaffarpur 4. The Executive Engineer, Planning and Design Division, Muzaffarpur 5. The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, Hajipur, District – Vaishali 6. The Assistant Engineer, Minor Irrigation Sub-division no. 1, Hajipur, District Vaishali …. … Respondents ----------- 02/ 18.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner at the relevant time served as Junior Engineer in the Minor Irrigation Sub-division, Hajipur. He is aggrieved by the instruction of the Superintending Engineer, Minor Irrigation Circle, Muzaffarpur, bearing letter No. 447 dated 16.11.2006, Annexure-1 to this writ petition, whereunder instructions have been issued to the Executive Engineer, Planning and Design Division No.3, Muzaffarpur to recover the cost of the articles, which were under the charge of the petitioner but not handed over to his successor. 2 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that all the articles, which were under his charge, were handed over to his successor, but successor refused to take charge of few articles on the ground that those articles were not fit for being used. In this connection, petitioner has relied on the report, Annexure-4. 4. Let the Executive Engineering, Planning and Design Division No.3, Muzaffarpur before proceeding to comply with the instructions dated 16.11.2006, Annexure- 1 consider the report, Annexure-4 and pass order in accordance with law after hearing petitioner, as early as possible, in any case within four months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order before the Executive Engineering, Planning and Design Division No.3, Muzaffarpur. 5. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)