IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3675 of 2006 ----------- Mahesh Prasad Sharma, son of late Bishwanath Sharma, resident of village Gopalpur, P.O. Gopalpur, P.S. Nawatpur, District Patna, Contractor in the Office of Public Health Engineering Department. …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Public Health Engineering Department , New Secretariat, Patna 2. The Engineer-in-Chief-cum-Special Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department , New Secretariat, Patna 3. The Superintending Engineer, Patna Circle, Public Health Engineering Department , Rajbanshi Nagar, Patna Patna 4. The Executive Engineer, Patna (West), Patna Public Health Engineering Department, Rajbanshi Nagar, Patna. ….Respondents. ------ For the Petitioner : M/s Rama Kant Sharma, Sr. Advocate & Ravi Shankar, Advocate For the State : None. ----- 04/ 18.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. No one appears for the State of Bihar and its authorities. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondents to pay the arrears of amount i.e. Rs.1,25,574.00, which was due against the respondents according to the finalisation of the bills submitted by the petitioner as an approved Government contractor for the Department of Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, regarding which approval was granted by the Department vide letter no. 259 dated 01.02.1983. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances as well as the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Engineer-in-Chief-cum- Special Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Patna 2 (respondent no.2). If the petitioner approaches the said authority within one month from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall hear the parties and pass a speaking order in accordance with law within two months thereafter. If any amount is found due, the said amount shall be paid to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if any amount is not found to be due in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before the appropriate forum. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J. )