IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14705 of 2011 Suman Kumar Singh S/O Late Sadanand Singh, R/O Vill.- Sardiha, P.S.-Simri Bakhtiarpur, Distt.- Saharsa……………….Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department Of Building Construction, Government Of Bihar, Patna 2. The Collector/District Magistrate, Saharsa 3. The Superintendent Of Police, Saharsa 4. The Executive Engineer, Building Division, P.W.D., Saharsa. ………….Respondents. For the petitioner : Mr. Pramod Mishra, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Anil Kumar, AC to G.P.-24. ---------------------------------- 02/ 11.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondents authorities to make payment of contractual bills of the petitioner amounting to Rs.47,948.00 along with penal interest. According to learned counsel for the petitioner the bill had been finally prepared and passed as per M.B. after completion of work done by the petitioner under work order dated 27.02.2005 and Agreement No.F2-7-2004-05 made between the petitioner and respondent no.4 for doing repairing and colouring work in the campus of S.P. Office –cum-residence, Saharsa. 3. On the other hand, learned counsel for the respondents opposes the contentions of learned counsel for the petitioner and on the basis of their counter affidavit states that neither the work had been completed nor the work order had been issued and - 2 - hence no payment was made to the petitioner. 4. Considering the arguments raised by learned counsel for the parties and the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Executive Engineer, Building Division, P.W.D., Saharsa (respondent no.4) along with an application giving details of his claims. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within three weeks from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall decide it by a speaking order in accordance with law within three months thereafter. If any amount or interest is found admitted and payable, it should be paid to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if any amount or interest is not found admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. Harish (S.N.Hussain, J.)