IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.17 of 2009 1. The State of Bihar 2. Secretary, Public Works Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna, 3. Engineer-in-chief, Public Works Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4. Chief Engineer, P.W.D. Visheshwariya Bhawan, Patna 5. Superintending Engineer, P.W.D. Patna 6. Executive Engineer, P.W.D. West Division, Patna -Petitioners-Appellants Versus Ashok Singh, son of Sri Vishwanath Singh, R/O of village-Jalpura, P.S.Paliganj, District-Patna- --Respondent ----------- For the petitioners : Mr. Harendra Prasad Singh G.A.VI with Mr. Rajiv Kumar Singh,JC to G.A.VI. ----- Reg : I.A.No.75 of 2009. 2. 09.1.2009. This application has been filed for condoning the delay in filing the appeal. Heard. For the reasons stated in the application, delay in filing the appeal is condoned. Application stands allowed. We have heard counsel for the appellant on the merit of the appeal. The State of Bihar and its officers, aggrieved by the order dated 22.2.2008 passed by a learned Single Judge in C.W.J.C.No.1736 of 2007 allowing the writ application, have preferred this appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent. Claim of the writ petitioner-respondent was examined by a high powered Debt Liability 2 Committee, which recommended in his favaour. Writ petitioner filed application for enforcement of the recommendation of the Debt Liability Committee and during the pendency of that, the Engineer-in- chief ruled that the petitioner shall not be entitled for the amount recommended by the said Committee. Writ petitioner challenged the aforesaid order, which has been set aside by the learned Single Judge by the impugned order. In the facts of the present case, we are of the opinion that the learned Single Judge did not err in setting aside the order of the Engineer-in-chief. However, the principle as to whether the Engineer-in-chief shall be bound or not by the recommendations of the Debt Liability Committee, shall be decided in appropriate case. Case in hand is not the appropriate one. Appeal stands dismissed with the observation aforesaid. ahk (C. K. Prasad,ACJ) (Dr. Ravi Ranjan)