IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2815 of 2010 1. SRI KANT KUMAR S/O SRI BARHN PRASAD R/O VILL- UTARNAMA, P.S RAHUI, DISTT- NALANDA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ROAD COSNTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, null ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GOVT.OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DIVISION, NO. 1, AURANGABAD ----------- 2. 26.08.2010 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State. The petitioner was appointed on contract basis as Junior Engineer. He is aggrieved by non payment of full wages. Para 5 of the counter affidavit states that he worked from 7.8.2006 to 31.3.2007. He has been paid Rs. 22,452/- and for the remaining amount of Rs. 39,880/- a bankers cheque is ready which he can collect from the office of Executive Engineer, Road Construction Division No. 1 Aurangabad. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the dues still remained payable from lst April 2007 to 30.6.2007. The counter affidavit unfortunately is silent with regard to that period. Unfortunately that period specifically asserted in para 9 of the writ petition has not been dealt with in the counter affidavit. The petitioner is at liberty to collect his payment of Rs. 39,880/- as aforesaid without prejudice to his rights and duty of the respondents to pass a reasoned and speaking order within a maximum period of four weeks from the date of receipt and/or presentation of a copy of this order before respondent no. 4 with regard to the balance claim as noticed in the present order. The writ application stands disposed. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)