IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.12120 of 2005 Surendra Prasad Singh, son of late Tirth Raj Singh, resident of village Ranglalhi, P.S. Dhanha, District West Champaran … Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Commissioner cum Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Engineer-in-Chief (North), Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 4. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, West Champaran, Patna 5. The Superintending Engineer, Flood Control and Monitoring Division, Patna 6. The Superintending Engineer, Flood Control and Monitoring Division, Pandrauna ( Kusi Nagar) 7. The Executive, Flood Control Division No.1, Madhubani Camp. Pandrauna (Kusi Nagar) 8. The District Magistrate, West Champaran (Bettiah) District West Champaran. …Respondents ------- For the Petitioner : M/s Subhash Kumar Jha and Ranjan Kumar Jha, Advocates For the State : Mrs. 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 respondent-authorities to pay the amount of bill due for the completed work allotted to the petitioner, namely, Resume Boulder Supply as per agreement no. 8H/99-2000. 3. Considering the averments of 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, Flood Control Division-1, Madhubani Camp. Pandrauna (Kusi Nagar) (respondent no. 7) by way of filing an 2 application giving details of his claim. If such an application is filed by the petitioner along with a copy of this order within fifteen days from today, the said authority shall consider the same in accordance with law and shall decide it by a speaking order within four months thereafter and if any amount or interest is found to be admitted and payable, the same should be paid to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if any amount or interest is not found to be admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J. )