IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11690 of 2007 Shailendra Kumar Akela, son of Late Keshwer Prasad, Resident of Mohalla- Quamruddinganj, AT & P.O.-Biharsharif, District-Nalanda. -Petitioner. VERSUS 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department, “Vishweshwarraiya Bhawan”, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. The Engineer-in-Chief-cum-Additional Commissioner-cum-Special Secretary, Road Construction Department, “Vishweshwarraiya Bhawan”, Bailey Road, Patna. 4. The Chief Engineer (South Wing), Road Construction Department, “Vishweshwarraiya Bhawan”, Bailey Road, Patna. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Patna Central Circle, Chajjubagh, Patna. 6. The Executive Engineer, Road Construction Division, Biharsharif, Nalanda. -Respondents. ----------- 04 15.05.2009 The petitioner had executed several agreements and carried out work in pursuant thereto for the State in the road repairs etc. As is usual phenomena, once the work is done and time comes for payment State forgets its obligations. Only paper flows from one Officer to another or from one office to other or on the one pretext or the other or one pretence or the other to delay if not deny payment. The petitioner came to this Court. The matter reaching this Court, authority woke up from deep slumber and decided to refer all petitioner’s grievances to the Liability Committee for assessment of State liability. After several adjournments, to day learned counsel for the State very fairly placed on record the order of the Chief Engineer (Technical), South Wing, Road Construction Department, Bihar, Patna. A copy of which is also said to have been sent to the petitioner under Memo No. 1349 dated 11.05.2009. This report of Liability Committee admits the entire claim of the petitioner with the exception of one 2 agreement. The claim of the petitioner, as is admitted amounts to Rs. 4,49,724/- and the claim that has not been accepted is to the extent of Rs. 44, 832/-. Thus, petitioner’s substantial grievances have been duly redressed. In so far as Agreement No. 16/F2/1997-98 for Rs. 44,832/- is concerned, petitioner points out that the Liability Committee has taken a wrong number of the agreement. It is stated in the writ petition Agreement No. 56 and not Agreement No. 16. In my view, the mistake appears to be a bona fide mistake. The committee would verify and rectify its order accordingly, because the amount as claimed is the same as discussed in the order. But, the question remains when the payment would be made. Petitioner has waited for almost 10 years for this day. As liability has been quantified, I direct the Respondent- Chief Engineer to ensure that payment would be made to the petitioner within one month from the date of production of a copy of this order before him, failing which payment would be liable to be made along with interest @ 6% per annum from the date it was due till it is paid and the interest would be realized from person/persons who were responsible for the delay and corrections of the order of the Liability Committee, as noted above. With these observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Trivedi/ (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)