IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.11593 of 2005 M/S Archana Construction, through its partner Arbind Kumar, son of Ramkhelawan Prasad, resident of Mohalla Baluahi, P.S. Khagaria, District Khagaria. … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Building Construction and Housing Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 2. The Engineer-in-Chief, Building Construction, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Chief Engineer, Building Construction, North Bihar, Division, Bihar Patna 4. The Chief Engineer-cum-Additional Commissioner, Building Construction and Housing Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 5. The Superintending Engineer, Building Circle, Purnea 6. The Executive Engineer, Building Construction and Housing Department, Building Division, Khagaria 7. The Collector, Khagaria, District Khagaria 8. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Building Construction Department, Building Sub-Division, Maheshkhunt, District Khagaria … Respondents --------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Vivekanand Singh, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Namrata Mishra, G.P. 17 -------- 03/ 02.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This wit petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing respondent-authorities to pay the admitted due amount to the petitioner with permissible interest for execution of the works as per different agreements of 1991-92 and 1994-95 according to the agreements detailed in paragraph no.4 of the writ petition. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that all the aforesaid bills of the petitioner are admitted dues and the Executive Engineer has written to the Chief Engineer for sanction 2 of the amount for payment to the petitioner but due to non- sanctioning of the said amount, the matter is pending and no payment has been made to the petitioner till the date. 3. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances and in view of the averments made by learned counsel for the parties as well as the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Executive Engineer, Building Construction and Housing Department, Building Division, Khagaria (respondent no. 6) along with an application giving details of his dues 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, immediately within fifteen thereafter, send a letter to the Chief Engineer, Building Construction, North Bihar Division, Patna (respondent no.3) to sanction the amount of admitted dues with interest for payment to the petitioner, whereafter the Chief Engineer within one month thereafter shall sanction and send the money to the Executive Engineer, which must be paid to the petitioner within one month thereafter. If any amount or interest, as claimed by the petitioner, is not found to be admitted and payable, that should be decided by a speaking order and the petitioner shall be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. MPS/ (S. N. Hussain, J. ) 3