IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14532 of 2010 Rajendra Prasad Poddar S/O late Shankar Lal Poddar Resident of Mohalla Mangal Bazar Town, P.S. and District Katihar Versus 1. The State Of Bihar, through the Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Engineer in Chief(North), Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Purnea. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Mahananda Flood Control Circle, Katihar. 6. The Executive Engineer, Flood Control Division, Katihar. 7. The Sub-divisional Officer, Flood Control Sub-Divisional Officer, Flood Control Sub-Division Lava, Katihar. ----------- 3 12.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the respondents to make payment of the balance amount of Bill of the petitioner for executing Contract work pertaining to F2 agreement No. 1/2004-05 entered into between the petitioner and the Executive Engineer, Mahananada Flood Control Division, Katihar for Construction of Pucca Road on Jhama-lava Mahananda Right Embankment between Chains 478- 624 and extra work ancillary to the said agreement in total amounting to Rs. 1767310/-. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the materials on record, this writ application is disposed of with the liberty to the petitioner to approach the Superintending Engineer, Mahananda Flood Control Circle, Katihar (Respondent No. 5) by way of filing an application stating his grievances and grounds in detail. If such an application is filed by the petitioner along with a copy of this order before the said authority within three weeks from today, the said authority shall consider the matter and decide it by a speaking order in accordance with law within three months thereafter. If any amount is found payable to the petitioner the said authority shall pay the same to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if any amount is not found payable in the said order the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before any appropriate Forum, if aggrieved. Prakash (S.N.Hussain, J.)