IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8610 of 2011 SHASHI KANT, SON OF SRI MEDINI SINGH, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA PURNENDU NAGAR, P.S. + P.O. – FULWARISHARIF, DISTRICT PATNA.………..PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, “VISHWESHWARAIYA BHAWAN” BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 2. THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF CUM ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER CUM SPECIAL SECRETARY, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, “VISHWESHWARAIYA BHAWAN” BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (SOUTH), BUILDING CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, “VISHWESHWARAIYA BHAWAN” BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, SOUTH BIHAR BUILDING CIRCLE, PATNA. 5. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BUILDING CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GARDEN DIVISION, PATNA. ………..RESPONDENTS. For the petitioner : Mr. Manish Sahay, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Prabhat Kumar, AC to GA-2. ----------- 02/ 16.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondents authorities to pay the admitted dues of Rs.95,523.00 with interest to the petitioner against the bills relating to work done by the petitioner with respect to development and maintenance of garden of 12, Kautalay Marg, Patna for the year 2008-09 and beautification of Krishna Memorial Garden on the occasion of arrival of His Excellency Vice President of India on 11.06.2008. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the - 2 - case as well as the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to move before the Chief Engineer (South), Building Construction Department, Patna (respondent no.3) raising all the disputes and grounds taken in this writ petition. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within 15 days from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall decide the same by a speaking order in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within two months thereafter. If any amount and/or interest is found admitted and payable, the said authority shall pay the same to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if any amount or interest is not found admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. Harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)