IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.11856 of 2005 ABDUL GAFFAR SON OF LATE MD. ALI RAZA, RESIDENT OF AT & P.O.- PARSA GARH, P.S. EKMA, DISTRICT SARAN……………………………………….PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, BIHAR “VISESWARAIYA BHAWAN” BAILY ROAD, PATNA. 2. THE ENGINEER – IN – CHIEF - CUM-ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY (SPL.) ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, “VISESWARAIYA BHAWAN” BAILY ROAD, PATNA. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, NORTH BIHAR ZONE, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, DARBHANGA, BIHAR. 4. THE SPERINTENDING ENGINEER, SARAN, ROAD DIVISION, HAZIPUR, BIHAR. 5. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, DISTRICT CHAPRA, SARAN. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, CHAPRA DIVISION, SARAN………………………………….RESPONDENTS. For the petitioner : M/s Shashank Shekhar Jha and R. Kumari, Advocates. For the respondents : Ms. Namrata Mishra, G.P.-17 ---------------------------------- 03/ 04.08.2011 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 for emergent repair work of Chapra-Siwan Path under Region-1 in the year 1992-93 of 1997-98 vide several agreements detailed in paragraph-5 of the writ petition. 3. Considering the averments made by learned counsel for the parties and the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, Chapra Division, Saran (respondent no.6) along - 2 - with an application giving details of his claim with interest. If such an application is filed within four weeks from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall consider the same and shall decide it by a speaking order in accordance with law within four months thereafter. If any amount or interest is found admitted and payable, it should be paid 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.)