IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5877 of 2006 M/S R .N. Construction through its partner Ram Nandan Prasad, son of Sri Kameshwar Prasad, resident of village Khiroti, P.S. Ghoshi, District Jehanabad. …….Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Engineer in chief cum Commissioner cum Special Secretary, Public Works Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. Chief Engineer, Public Works Department, Bihar, Patna. 4. Superintending Engineer, 5. Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Works Division No.1, Jehanabad. …..Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Dronacharya, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Anjani Kumar, A.A.G-10 Mr. Sanjay Prasad, A.C. to AAG-10. --------- 03/ 05.12.2011 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 authorities to pay the contractual amount amounting to Rs.56,848.00 for the work completed by the petitioner as per the agreement between the parties. 3. Considering averments made by learned counsel for the parties and the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Executive Engineer Public Works Department, Work Division No.1, Jehanabad (respondent no.5) along with an application giving the details of his claims and interest. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within fifteen days from today along with a copy of this order, the - 2 - said authority shall consider the same in accordance with law and shall decide it by a speaking order within three months thereafter and if any amount or interest is found admitted and payable it should be paid to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if any amount or interest is not admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. Sunil ( S. N. Hussain, J.)