IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.12240 of 2005 Raj Kumar Mishra, son of Thakur Prasad Mishra, resident of Muhalla Puraniganj, P.O. Puraniganj, District Munger. … Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary Department of R.E.O., Bihar, Patna 2. The Engineer-in-Chief, Department of R.E.O., Bihar, Patna 3. The Executive Engineer, Department of R.E.O., District Munger 4. The Assistant Engineer, R.E.O., Surajgarha, Lakhisarai 5. The Junior Engineer, R.E.O, Dharhara, Munger … Respondents ---------------- For the Petitioner : M/s Abdul Mannan Khan and Anamul Haque, Advocates For the State : Mr. Shashi Shekhar Pd. Sinha, A.C. to G.P.17 -------------- 03/ 04.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing respondent-authorities to pay the balance amount due along with interest including the amount of cheque, which was cancelled on the pretext of paucity of fund and for other ancillary reliefs. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the admitted dues have been paid to the petitioner and only dues, which are not admitted, are being claimed by the petitioner. 4. However, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the amount, which was to be paid to the petitioner by cheque, could not be paid to him after cancellation of the cheque because of paucity of fund. 3. Considering the averments of the learned counsel 2 for the petitioner and the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Executive Engineer, Department of Rural Engineering Organization Munger (respondent no.3) along with an application giving details of his due amount and interest . If such an application is filed by the petitioner along with a copy of this order within fifteen days from today, the said authority shall consider the same in accordance with law and shall decide it by a speaking order within four months thereafter and if any amount or interest is found to be admitted and payable, the same should be paid to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if any amount or interest is not found to be admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J. )