IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2231 of 2011 M/S MOTHER INDIA CONSTRUCTION PVT.LTD, A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956, AND HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT ASPURA HOUSE, ROAD NO.3 SANJAY GANDHI NAGAR, KANKARBAGH P.S. KANKARBAGH PATNA, 800020 THROUGH ITS MANAGER, RAJ KISHOR SON OF SRI RAMA SHANKAR SINGH, R/O PESU STAFF QUARTER NO. 4, MANGALS ROAD P.S. SECRETARIAT PATNA, 800015. PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE EHIEF ENGINEER(TRAFFIC) ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, NORTH BIHAR, DARBHANGA. 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, NORTH BIHAR CIRCLE, MUZAFFARPUR. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMEN, ROAD DIVISION, MOTIHARI, EAST CHAMPARAN. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, DHAKA ROADS DIVISION, MOTIHARI, EAST CHAMPARAN. ….RESPONDENTS. For the petitioner: Mr. Mrigank Mauli, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Mukund Moha Jha, A. C. to G.P. 18. ----------- 2. 04.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petitioner has been filed by the petitioner challenging the action of the respondent authorities deducting an amount of Rs. 2,18,038.00 from the bills of the petitioner which was communicated through letter No.183 dated 02.03.2009 against the work for widening and strengthening of Purnahiya- Jharakhor Road from Kilometer 1 to 8 and 9(P) carried out under agreement (5F2) of 2006-07 and (6F2) of 2009-10 and for other 2 ancillary reliefs. 3. It transpires that for the said purpose the petitioner has already filed an application dated 11.06.2010(Annexure-13) before the Engineer-in-Chief, Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar (Respondent No. 2) but about eight months have lapsed and no direction has been issued in that regard. 4. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the said authority along with a copy of this order within 15 days from today, whereafter the said authority shall decide the same by a speaking order within two months. Devendra/ (S.N. Hussain, J.)