IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.374 of 2011 ----------- Sri Rankaushal Pratap Sdingh, s/o of Sri Shyam Nandan Prasad, Resident of Nutan Bihar Apartment, P.S. Kankarbagh, District Patna. … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Building Construction, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Chief Engineer (South), Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 4. The Superintending Engineer, South Bihar Circle, Building Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 5. The Executive Engineer, Building Division, Nalanda, Biharsharif 6. The Sub-Divisional Officer ( Building), Biharsharif, Nalanda 7. The Junior Engineer (Building), Biharsharif, Nalanda -------- For the petitioner : M/s Devendra Kumar Singh and Vivekanand Kumar, Advocates For the State : Mr. Subodh Kumar, A.C. to G.P. XIV. -------- 04/ 20.01.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for a direction to respondent-authorities to make payment to the petitioner a sum of Rs.2,29,823.00 with interest thereon up to the date of final payment, which is due upon respondent-Building Construction Department. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner relies upon Annexure 3 of the writ petition, which is a letter dated 12.04.2010, sent by the Executive Engineer, Nalanda Building Division, Biharsharif to the Chief Engineer, Building Construction Department, Bihar, for release of the aforesaid amount to be paid to the petitioner. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the respondents submits that paragraph 16 of the writ petition shows that the Chief Engineer has made some enquiry from the Executive Engineer, Nalanda Building Division, Biharsharif asking him to send the recommendation of the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police about the spot planned, paper cutting and other documents. 5. Considering the averments made by learned counsel for the parties and the facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.3-the Chief Engineer (South), Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Patna to release the fund with respect to the amount payable to the petitioner after considering the documents and the report of the Executive Engineer, Nalanda Building Division, Biharsharif respondent no.5) within two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The said amount must be paid to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if the petitioner is aggrieved with the amount decided to be paid to him or interest thereupon, which may be disputed, the petitioner will have a liberty to move against the said order before the appropriate forum. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J.)