IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10203 of 2011 RAM LAKHAN PRASAD, SON OF LATE SOMAR PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PARTHU, P.S. EKANGARSARAI, DISTRICT NALANDA……………………..PETITIONER. Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 2. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 3. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, CHAJJUBAGH, PATNA…………………………………RESPONDENTS. For the petitioner : Mr. Amber Nath Banerjee, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. S. Kumar Singh, AC to GP-1 ----------- 03/ 22.07.2011 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 admitted dues for the works executed by the petitioner with respect to the various agreements detailed in paragraph-3 of the writ petition 3. Considering the averments made by learned counsel for the parties as well as the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Patna (respondent no.2) along with an application giving details of the amounts due and interest. If such an application is filed by the petitioner before the said authority within four weeks from today, the said authority shall consider the same in accordance with law and decide it by a speaking order within four months thereafter and if any amount or interest is found admitted and payable it should be - 2 - paid to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, 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. Harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)