IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.11961 of 2005 BISHWANATH PRASAD SON OF LATE B. PRASAD, RESIDENT OF KAGZI MOHALLA, BIHARSHARIF, P.S. BIHARSHARIF, DISTRICT NALANDA…………….PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH SECRETARY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, BISHESHWARAIYA BHAWAN, BAILY ROAD, PATNA. 2. THE ENGINEER IN-CHIEF CUM-ADDL. COMMISSIONER RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPTT. BISHESHWARAIYA BHAWAN, BAILY ROAD, PATNA. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER(I), RURAL ENGINEERING ORGANIZATION (R.E.O.) BISHESHWARAIYA BHAWAN, BAILY ROAD,PATNA. 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, RURAL ENGINEERING ORGANIZATION, WORKS CIRCLE, PATNA. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RURAL ENGINEERING ORGN. WORK DIVISION, BIHARSHARIF, NALANDA. 6. THE TREASURY OFFICER, BIHARSHARIF, NALANDA………………………………….…RESPONDENTS. For the petitioner : M/s Tripurari Sharan Pandey and Shankar Dayal Singh, Advocates. For the respondents : Ms. Namrata Mishra, G.P.-17 ---------------------------------- 03/ 04.08.2011 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 authorities to pay the admitted dues with regard to the works done by the petitioner as per the agreement and for other ancillary reliefs. 3. Considering the 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, Rural Engineering Organization, Work Division, Nalanda (respondent no.5) along with an application giving details of the dues claimed by him - 2 - with interest. If such an application is filed within 15 days from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall consider the same and shall decide it by a speaking order in accordance with law within four months thereafter. 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 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.)