IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9788 of 2010 ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA aged about 58 years, son of late Badri Prasad Sah, resident of Mohalla Maripur Chawk, P.S.Kazi Mohammadpur, District Muzaffarpur----------------petitioner Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.The Chief Engineer, P.W.D., Road Construction Dept., Patna 3.The Superintending Engineer, National Highway Circle, Muzaffarpur 4.The Executive Engineer, National Highway Division no.2 Muzaffarpur---------------------------------respondents ----------- For the petitioner:Mr.K.N.Diwakar, Advocate For the State :Mr.Prabhat Kr.Sharan,AC to AAG XI ---- 2. 29.6.2010 The writ application has been filed by the petitioner for payment of interest on account of delay in the payment of the bill raised by him in the year 2001 for which payment has been made in November, 2009 but no interest has been paid. It is stated in the writ petition that the respondent authorities have admitted the delayed payment and so far as the payment of interest the petitioner has represented before the Superintending Engineer who has made queries from the Executive Engineer. In the aforesaid view of the matter, this Court does not find that any further direction can be issued under the writ jurisdiction of this Court. The writ application is, accordingly, dismissed. 2 It would, however, be open to the petitioner to raise his claim before the appropriate authority for payment of interest. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) Spal/