IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12789 of 2009 ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA, SON OF LATE BADRI PRASAD SAH, RESIDENT OF MOTIPUR CHAWK; P.S. KAZI MOHAMMADPUR; DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR----PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(NORTH BIHAR CIRCLE, RCD, MARIPUR, MUZAFFARPUR. 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DIVISION, NORTH BIHAR CIRCLE, MARIPUR, MUZAFFARPUR. 4. THE JUNIOR ENGINEER, NORTH BIHAR CIRCLE, R.C.D., MARIPUR, MUZAFFARPUR---RESPONDENTS. ----------- 03. 09.10.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner has filed this writ application for a direction to the State respondents to clear his contractual dues pursuant to agreement No. 25 of the year 1998-99, which was executed in the light of the letter No. 723 dated 28.3.1998. The contractual dues are about 10 years old. Accordingly, prayer made in this writ application is fit to be dismissed as those dues are even barred by the law of limitation. In the circumstances, I am not inclined to proceed with the writ application, which is dismissed. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J.)