IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.37 of 2011 Shivendra Prasad Singh, son of Late Sataydeo Prasad Singh, resident of village-Adauri, P.S. Purnahiya, District-Sheohar. …….Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Water Resource Department, Irrigation Building, Patna. 2. The Engineer in Chief, Water Resource Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Superintending Engineer, Bagmati Canal, under Water Resource Department, Muzaffarpur. 4. The Executive Engineer, Bagmati Division No.1, Sitamarhi, District-Sitamarhi. 5. The Chief Engineer, Bagmati Division, posted at Riga, District- Sitamarhi. 6. The Assistant Engineer, Bagmati Division No.1, Riga at Sitamarhi, District-Sitamarhi. ……Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Baidya Nath Thakur, A.C. to S.C. IV. -------- 03/ 13.01.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State of Bihar and its authorities. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the Executive Engineer, Bagmati Division No.1, Sitamarhi (respondent no.4) to release the admitted dues to the petitioner to the tune of Rs.43,200.00 and Rs.8,717.00 along with earnest money as well as security deposit by the petitioner in terms of agreement no. 21F2 and 22F2 of 2000-2002, which, according to the petitioner, was the admitted amount due upon the respondents in view of the measurement book passed by the authorities concerned and also for other ancillary reliefs. It transpires that the petitioner had filed an application in the year 2006 before the aforesaid respondent no.4 with respect to the aforesaid relief but the same has not yet been disposed of. - 2 - In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition in order to file a fresh application before the aforesaid respondent no.4 for his aforesaid grievances. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. If such an application is filed by the petitioner before respondent no.4 within fifteen days from today, the said authority shall decide it in accordance with law within two months thereafter. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)