IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13514 of 2008 SATYENDRA KUMAR PATEL Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the Petitioner: Mr. Y.V.Giri,Sr.Advocate Mr. H.P. Singh, Advocate For the Respondents:Mrs. Binita Singh, Advocate ------------ 2 22.12.2009 Heard learned Senior counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing Gopalganj Nagar Panchayat. Many issues have been raised in the present writ application. Today learned Senior counsel confines his relief and prayer to the issue of payment to him for the period he had performed his work in terms of the contract. He is not willing to push the annulment of the contract at this stage. His submission is that the contract subsists for the period of 10th July, 2006 to 5th October, 2006. It is only thereafter the contract was arbitrarily terminated. Petitioner submitted his bills for that period. The bills were scrutinized and recommendation for payment has came to be made in terms of annexure-5 dated 18.4.2008. This is the resolution which has been taken in the meeting of the Nagar Panchayat. Despite such resolution more than a year and half have been passed but no payment has been coming forth. This writ application is disposed of with the direction upon the Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat, respondent no.4 that taking cognizance of annexure-5 resolution he shall take every step to settle the dues of the petitioner preferably within a period of three months from the date of communication or production of a copy of this order. If any - 2 - clarification or fresh bill is required from the petitioner the same may be demanded from him and same shall be produced by the petitioner but within the above time frame. This writ application stands disposed of with the above direction. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)