IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4675 of 2005 M/S Rai Construction a Partnership firm through its Managing Partner Jagdevan Rai son of Late Bal Govind Rai, resident of Rai Nivas Near S.B.I. Bank, Rajbanshi Nagar, Patna, P.S. Shastri Nagar, Town and District-Patna. ….. …. Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary Road Construction Department, Bisheshwaraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 2. The Chief Engineer, National Highway Wing, Road Construction Department, Bisheshwaraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. The Superintending Engineer, N.H.Circle Dehri-on Sone, Rohtas. 4. The Executive Engineer, N.H.Division, Dehri-on-sone, Rohtas. …….Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Shankar Dayal Singh, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha, Advocate. ----- 03. 07.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondents to finalise the bill, including all the remaining amount of running bills and to ensure payment of the same for the work done/completed with respect to “I.R.Q.P and repair of causeways from K.M. 8.480 to 12.800 and K.M. 14.800 to 18.930 (Job No.083-BR-2003-647)” vide agreement No.19F2 of 2003-04. Although learned counsel for the respondents submits that all the dues of the petitioner have been paid to it during the pendency of this writ petition, but learned counsel for the petitioner submits that still some amount with regard to time extension has not been paid to it. - 2 - In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach Superintending Engineer, N.H. Circle Dehri-on-Sone (respondent no.3) for redressal of its grievance. If such an application is filed by the petitioner before the said authority within 15 days from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall consider the same and pass a speaking order in accordance with law within two months and if any amount is found payable he shall see to it that it is paid to it immediately thereafter. However, if no such amount is found payable by the said order of the authority concerned, the petitioner will have liberty to approach the appropriate forum against the said order. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)