IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5556 of 2006 Subhash Rani wife of Sri Madan Mohan Ghai, resident of Mohalla- Nayatola, Police Station- Kazi Mohammadpur, District-Muzaffarpur. …..Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Commissioner cum-Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Engineering- in- chief, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. Zonal Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Zonal Office, Muzaffarpur. 5. Executive Engineer, Public Health Division, Samastipur. 6. Sub-Divisional Officer, Public Health Sub-Division, Samastipur. 7. Superintending Engineer, Public Health Circle, Darbhanga. …..Respondents. ----------- 04/ 24.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents-State of Bihar and its authorities. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the authorities to make payment of dues amount of Rs.2,94,000.00 to the petitioner as he has completed the work of construction (drilling, sinking etc.) of Tubewell in Samastipur Town vide Agreement No. F2-4 of 2000-01 as per work order given by the respondents along with 18% interest over the aforesaid amount till the date of payment etc. 3. Considering the averments made 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 Public Health Division Samastipur along with an application giving the details of his claims and interest. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within fifteen days from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall consider the - 2 - same in accordance with law and shall decide it by a speaking order within three months thereafter and 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 admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.