IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4146 of 2011 ----------- Hiralal Gupta, son of late Chandradeo Prasad Gupta, resident of village Narayanpur Sajor, P.S. Shahkund, District Bhagalpur. … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Executive Officer, Nagar Parishad, Sultanganj, District Bhagalpur. 3. The Executive Engineer, Rural Work Department, Work Division, District Bhagalpur. 4. The Junior Engineer, Nagar Parishad, Sultanganj, District Bhagalpur. 5. The Chairman, Nagar Parishad, Sultanganj, District Bhagalpur. 6. The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur, District Bhagalpur. … Respondents ------- For the Petitioner : M/s Sharda Nand Mishra, Harish Patel & Gorav Kumar, Advocates For the State : Mr. Arbind Kumar Singh, A.C. to S.C.26 For Respondents 2,4&5: Mr. Dhananjay Kr. Gupta, Advocate ------ 03/ 29.04.2011 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 pay the differences of contract Rs.3,78,160.00 , the deposited sureties amounting to Rs.1,32,000.00, totaling Rs.5,10,160.00 to the petitioner as the petitioner has already completed the work on 18.07.2008 as per the agreement and the measurement has been noted in the Measurement Book and also for payment of interest at the rate of 28% till the date of payment to the petitioner and for other consequential reliefs. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file an application before the Executive Engineer, Rural Work 2 Department, Work Division, Bhagalpur ( respondent no. 3) stating all the facts and raising all the claims made in this petition. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within fifteen days from today, the said authority shall consider the same and pass a speaking order in accordance with law within two months thereafter. If any amount or interest is found admitted and payable, it should be immediately paid to the petitioner without any delay. If any amount or interest is not found admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. . MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J. )