IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4443 of 2011 ----------- Vidya Shankar Ojha, son of late Ram Raksha Ojha, resident of Mohalla Sheochandra Path, Kalimandir Road Hanuman Nagar, P.S. Patrakarnagar, Patna District Patna. ….. Petitioner Versis 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, (PHED), Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Chief Engineer, Patna Region, Public Health Engineering Department, Patna 4. The Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Patna Circle, Patna 5. The Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Biharsharif Division at Biharsharif, District Nalanda 6. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Public Health Sub-Division, Harnaut, P.S. Harnaut, District Nalanda. 7. The Assistant Engineer, Public Health Sub-Division, Biharsharif, P.S. Biharsharif, District Nalanda. 8. The Junior Engineer, Public Health Sub-Division, Biharsharif Harnaut Cell, District Nalanda. … Respondents ------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Jagdish Prasad Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Amaresh Kumar, A.C. to G.P. 20 ------ 03/ 04.05.2011 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 to make payment of Rs.4,72,395.00 with interest as well as the earnest money amounting to Rs.93,800.00 with interest for the work done by him as per agreement no. 40/F2 of 2008-2009. 3. After hearing learned counsel for both the parties and perusing the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file an application before the Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, 2 Patna Circle, Patna (respondent no.4) raising all points which he has raised before this Court. If such an application is filed by the petitioner before the said authority along with a copy of this order within fifteen days from today, the said authority shall decide the same by a speaking order within three months thereafter. If any amount and/or interest are found admitted and payable, the same should be immediately paid to the petitioner. However, if any amount and/or interest are not found admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before the appropriate authority. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J. )