IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1299 of 2006 ------------ Mahant Singh, son of late Jamedar Singh, resident of village Harpur Mujouna, P.O. Takaraha, P.S. Thakraha, District West Champaran … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Engineer-in-Chief (North), Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 4. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, West Champaran at Siwan, P.S. Siwan, District Siwan 5. The Superintending Engineer, Flood Control and Monitoring Division, Patna 6. The Superintending Engineer, Flood Control and Monitoring Division, Pandrauna , P.S. Padrauna, District Kusinagar (Uttar Pradesh), 7. The Executive Engineer, Flood Control Division No.3, Camp Pandrauna, P.S. Padrauna, District Kusinagar (Uttar Pradesh), 8. The District Magistrate, West Champaran (Bettiah), District West Champaran .,.. Respondents ------- 02/ 18.10.2011 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 to release the fund of Rs.1,00,578.24 for the allotted work of Reserve Boulder supplied as per agreement no. 4H-1999-2000 and, accordingly, to pay the bill of the petitioner, who completed the allotted work under the same agreement, but inspite of that the petitioner’s bill is pending and his representations unheeded. 3. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Executive Engineer, Flood Control Division No.3, Camp Pandrauna, District Kusi Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) by filing an 2 application giving details of his claim. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within four weeks from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall decide the same by a speaking order in accordance with law within four months thereafter and if any amount is found to be admitted and payable, the same should be immediately paid to the petitioner. However, if any amount is not found to be admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J.)