IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3114 of 2008 RAVI SHANKAR MISHRA, son of Late Vishwanath Mishra, Resident of Village + P.O.-Olipur, Police Station-Runni Saidpur, District-Sitamarhi. ………Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Engineer-in-Chief-cum-Additional Commissioner-cum-Special Secretary, Road Construction Department, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Executive Engineer, Road Division, Sitamarhi. 5. The Chief Engineer, North Bihar(Mechanical) Sub-wing, Road Construction Department, Darbhanga. …….Respondents. ----------- 06. 10.04.2009 Petitioner’s bills for the work done were scrutinized and passed for payment a decade back on 27.12.1997 by the Respondent Superintending Engineer who wrote to the Chief Engineer for allocation of fund for making the said payment which is evident from Annexure- 3. Thereafter for reasons which this Court can not discuss nor take cognizance, the authorities went in deep slumber. Petitioner was told that for lack of allocation of fund payment could not be made and as and when funds would be allocated and made available, payment would be made. Being disgusted, petitioner approached this Court. The liability committee was constituted by the State Government to look into the matter. As the claim of the petitioner was Rs. 28,262/- which is evident from - 2 - Annexure-3 dated 27th of December, 1997, in the counter affidavit, the liability committee has accepted the claim of the petitioner but given no explanation for the undue delay in making payment that is per se arbitrary. As the liability committee having accepted the liability, it is directed that all dues to the extent as above noted would be ensured to the petitioner by the Executive Engineer, Road Division, Sitamarhi within one month from the date of production of the copy of this order before him failing which the due would be paid along with interest at the rate of 6% per annum. With these observations and directions, the writ application stands disposed of. Shageer (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J)