IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14011 of 2011 Navlesh Kumar, S/O Sri Brij Nandan Singh, R/O Refugee Colony, P.S. Kotwali, Distt.-Munger………………………Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Principal Secretary, Building Construction Deptt. Govt. Of Bihar, Vishwashwariya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. The Engineer-In-Chief, Building Construction Department, Vishwashwariya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 4. The Chief Engineer, Building Construction Deptt., Bhagalpur. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Building Construction Deptt., Building Circle, Bhagalpur. 6. The Executive Engineer, Building Division, Munger. 7. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Building Sub-Division, Munger. ………….Respondents. ---------------------------------- 03/ 03.11.2011 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 contractual amount of Rs.9,22,000.00 with interest to the petitioner as per the provisional works order for construction of barricading of Pologround, Munger as well as repairing of boundary wall and its white washing and also boring of 150 mm diameter in the Pologround, Munger and for construction of drop gate at different places under Fort Area , Munger and supply of teak wood log as well as inscribing the painting on black granite under Fort Area, Munger which were done in connection with “Vishwas Yatra” of the Chief Minister of the State of Bihar. The allegation is that the prospering State of Bihar as claimed by the authorities is not making payment and is denying the “Vishwas” given by the authorities to the petitioner. 3. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of this - 2 - case as well as the averments made by learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Executive Engineer, Building Division, Munger (respondent no.6) along with an application giving the details of his claims. If such an application is filed within 15 days from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall consider the same in accordance with law and shall decide it by a speaking order within three 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.)