IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4389 of 2005 LAL BABU SINGH, SON OF RAJDEO SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- PANCHBHIRWA, POST OFFICE- MADHAUL, POLICE STATION- SARAIYA, DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR. ... PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY- CUM-COMMISSIONER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR PATNA. 2. THE SECRETARY-CUM-COMMISSIONER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR PATNA. 3. THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF (NORTH), WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, PATNA. 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, MUZAFFARPUR. 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, DRAINAGE AND INVESTIGATION CIRCLE, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, MUZAFFARPUR. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, FLOOD AND DRAINAGE DIVISION, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, LALGANJ, VAISHALI. ..RESPONDENTS. For the Petitioner: M/s Mritunjay Kumar and V.R.P. Singh, Advocates. For the State: Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha, Advocate. ----------- 3. 05.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the respondents to pay the dues amounting to Rs. 43,300/- with respect to flood fighting works of Tirhut Embankment for the year 2002 allotted to the petitioner on nomination through letter no. 1248 dated 02.8.2002 of the 2 Superintending Engineer, Drainage and Investigation Circle, Muzaffarpur (Respondent No.5). 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after investigation the Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department has already written to the Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar for payment of the dues of the petitioner for the aforementioned work but the petitioner has not been paid his dues as yet. 4. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an application before the Secretary-cum- Commissioner, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar and if such an application is filed before the said authority within 15 days from today alongwith a copy of this order, the said authority shall decide the matter by a speaking order within two months thereafter and if any amount is found payable to the petitioner, it should be paid to him immediately thereafter. However, if any amount or interest is not found admittedly 3 payable to the petitioner, the reasons must be mentioned in the order to be passed by the said authority, against which the petitioner will have liberty to approch the appropriate forum. Ibrar/- ( S.N. Hussain, J.)