IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11500 of 2011 1. MAHILA GRAMIN VIKAS SHILPKALA SANSTHAN THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, NAMELY, BINDESHWAR MAHTO, SALEMPUR, DISTRICT SHEOHAR. 2. MURTIKALA PRASHISHAN SANSTHAN THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, NAMELY, RAMESHWAR PANDIT, KUSHHAR, DISTRICT SHEOHAR……………………....PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. PROGRAMME OFFICER, ALTERNATIVE AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATION, BIHAR EDUCATION PROJECT COUNCIL, PATNA. 5. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION-CUM- DISTRICT PROGRAMME COORDINATOR, DISTRICT EDUCATION PROJECT, SHEOHAR……….RESPONDENTS. For the petitioners : M/s Arun Kumar and Hans Lal Kumar, Advocates. For the respondents : Mr. Manikant Mishra, GP-25 ---------------------------------- 03/ 17.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners for directing the respondents authorities to pay the admitted amount due to the petitioners along with interest @ 18% per annum with respect to the work completed by them as per the agreement. 3. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file an application before the District Superintendent of Education-cum-District Programme Coordinator, District Education Project, Sheohar (respondent no.5) giving details of their claim. If such an application is - 2 - filed by the petitioners along with a copy of this order within 15 days from today, the said authority shall decide the same in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within two months thereafter. If any amount or interest is found admitted and payable, the authority shall pay the same to the petitioners immediately thereafter and if there is any lack of fund he should inform the Director, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar (respondent no.3) within a week of the said order and one month thereafter the fund must be made available by the said authority to be paid to the petitioners. If any amount or interest is not found admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioners will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. Harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)