IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15793 of 2010 MD.HENA, son of Md. Bali , resident of village-Islampur Pokharia, Police Station- Balia, District-Begusarai….. Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the District Magistrate, Begusarai. 2. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Begusarai. 3. The Public Information Officer-cum-Director Account Administration and Self Employment, District Rural Development Agency, Begusarai 4. The Block Development Officer, Sahebpur Kamal Block, Begusarai. 5. The Principal Secretary, Minor Irrigation Department Bihar, Patna. ……………. Respondents ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Anjani Kumar, Advocate Mr. Sanjay Prasad, Advocate For the State: Mr. Rajiv Kumar Singh, A.C. to G.A.VI ------- 2. 21.9.2010 The petitioner is aggrieved by the action of the respondent authorities in not making payment of Rs.4,50,455/- with respect to the bill submitted for execution of work of fixing 84 boring in the year 1991-92 by the petitioner in Sahebpur Kamal Block, Begusarai under the District Rural Development Fund Minor Irrigation Scheme. From the various documents filed on behalf of the petitioner it has been sought to be urged that the said dues have been admitted from time to time by the authorities of the respondent State. It is claimed by the petitioner that the allotment for the said amount has been received but on account of non-payment, the same has been kept in civil deposit or interest bearing deposit. In the above circumstances, the writ - 2 - application is disposed of with a direction to the District Magistrate, Begusarai to consider the claim of the petitioner and dispose of the same within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and to the extent that the claim of the petitioner is accepted, the same should also be paid to him within a further period of two months thereafter. In case it is found by the District Magistrate that the amount had been lying in interest bearing deposit, then he shall also pay to the petitioner interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date the amount had become payable over and above the admitted dues of the petitioner. VPS ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J. )