IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9099 of 2005 ***** Naresh Mandal, son of Sri Durga Mandal, resident of village- Basudeopur, P.S. Kotwali, District- Munger. …. …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Building Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Bishweshwaraiya Bhawan, Baileey Road, Patna. 3. The Engineer-in-Chief, Building Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Bishweshwaraiya Bhawan, Baileey Road, Patna. 4. The Chief Engineer, Building Construction Department, Bhagalpur. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Building Construction and Housing Department, Building Circle, Bhagalpur. 6. The Executive Engineer, Building Division, Munger. 7. The Estimating Officer, Building Division, Munger. 8. The Sub Divisional Officer, Building Division, Munger. …. …. Respondents ----------- 3. 4.1.2010. The writ application in question came to be filed on 29.7.2005. The prayer made in the writ application was for a direction upon the respondents to pay the admitted dues amount of Rs.99,194/-, which was the amount spent by the petitioner for carrying out the repairing work of the officers quarters in B.M.P.-9 at Jamalpur in the year 2003-04. The work was done on the basis of estimate is not in dispute. The work has been completed by the petitioner is also not in dispute but it seems the then Executive Engineer was not willing to settle the bill for one reason or the other. One factor which has emerged from the record is that the necessary allocation of the work had not been made. Despite the writ application being pending for the last five years and an indulgence also having been granted to the respondent State on 14.8.2007, no counter affidavit is coming forth on their behalf. In other words there do not seem to have much explanation to offer on the claim - 2 - being made by the petitioner. If that be so the writ application is disposed of with a direction upon respondent no. 2 and 3 i.e. the Secretary, Building Construction Department as well as the Engineer-in-Chief, Building Construction Department that they will call for the details and the records of the case and after due verification take all such steps which may be required to ensure payment of the claim made by the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of communication/production of a copy of this order. This writ application stands disposed of with above direction in absence of any stand or rebuttal taken by the respondents in this regard. Pawan/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)