IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4069 of 2007 Saiyad Moin Sahjada @ S.Moin, SON OF S.M.ISHAQUE, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- HERHNITA, P.O.- ULGADDHA, P.S.- PATERHAR, DISTRICT- BOKARO :--PETITIONER. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND. 3. THE CHIEF SECRETARY, STATE OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE CHIEF SECRETARY, STATE OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI. 5. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (MECHANICAL) IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, PATNA. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, GANDAK PROJECT, BALMIKI NAGAR, WEST CHAMPARAN, BIHAR. 7. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, MUZAFFARPUR, BIHAR. 8. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, RANCHI. 9. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WATER WAY DIVISION, KODARMA, STATE OF JHARKHAND :---RESPONDENTS. ---------------------------------- For the petitioner :- Mr. Nil Kamal, Advocate. For the State of Bihar :- Mr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad, A.C. to S.C.-III. For the State of Jharkhand:- Mr. Neeraj Kumar, Advocate. ===== 3. 29.09.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner superannuated while serving as Electrical Superintendent in the Irrigation Mechanical Division, Water Resource Department, Balmiki Nagar with effect from 31.12.2002. He has filed this writ petition on 30.03.2007 praying, inter alia, to direct the authorities to pay his admitted dues. In this connection he has referred to Letter No. 1801 dated 06.09.2006 of Sri Ramkishore Prasad Singh, the then Executive Engineer, Irrigation Mechanical Division, Water Resource 2 Department, Balmiki Nagar, Annexure-4, whereunder a sum of Rs. 17002/- and Traveling Allowance of Rs. 11,155.00p is admitted as payment due to the petitioner under House Rent, Arrears of second time bound promotion and Traveling Allowance dues. This writ petition has remained pending for over four years but till date no counter affidavit has been filed disputing the contents of the letter dated 06.09.2006 which is addressed to the lawyer of the petitioner Sri Rajesh Kumar Maltha. 3. Having heard counsel for the petitioner and the State, I direct the Executive Engineer, Irrigation Mechanical Division, Water Resource Department, Valmiki Nagar to release the aforesaid payment, if not already released, as early as possible, in any case within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the Executive Engineer. 4. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)