IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14480 of 2007 Jai Prakash Goit, son of Late Asheshwar Goit, resident of village- sripur, P.S.- Pratapganj, District- Supaul. …….. Petitioner. VERSUS 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Birpur, District- Supaul. 3. The Superintending Engineer, Flood Control and Monitering Circle, Water Resources Department, Irrigation Bhawan, Patna. 4. The Superintending Engineer, East Koshi Tatbandh Circle, Saharsa. 5. The Executive Engineer, East Koshi Tatbandh Pramandal, Chandrayan, District- Saharsa. ……. Respondents. ----------- Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr. Uday Chandra Prasad. Mr. Manoj Kumar. Counsel for the State : J.C. to SC-18. --------------- 03 27.02.2009 The writ petition was filed in November, 2007 and has been pending since. It was adjourned as a matter of last indulgence on 09.01.2009 to enable counsel for the State to seek instructions and file a comprehensive counter affidavit. Learned counsel for the State submits that in spite of repeated reminders he has not received any instruction in the matter. Learned counsel for the petitioner draws attention of this Court inter alia to Annexure-3, being the recommendation of the Superintending Engineer, East Koshi Tatbandh Circle, Saharsa to Superintending Engineer, Flood Control and Monitering Circle, Water Resources Department, Irrigation Bhawan, Patna recommending payment of petitioner’s bills. Thus, in absence of any counter affidavit from Annexure-3, the claim of the petitioner stands admitted by the State. There being no reason why payment was not made. I am left with no option but to direct the Superintending 2 Engineer, Flood Control and Monitering Circle, Water Resources Department, Irrigation Bhawan, Patna to ensure that the payments as mentioned in Annexure-3, be made to the petitioner within one month of production of a copy of this order before him. With these directions and observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. Trivedi/ (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)