IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2014 of 2011 Narayan Jha, S/o late Yugeshwar Jha, R/o village-Sishwar P.O. Sishwar Bazar, P.S. Phulparas, District-Madhubani. .......Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Water Resources Development, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chief Engineer (Mechanical), Department of Water Resources Development, Old Secretariat, Patna. 4. The Superintending Engineer (Mechanical), Irrigation Mechanical Circle, Birpur (Supaul). 5. The Executive Engineer (Mechanical), Irrigation Mechanical Division, Birpur (Supaul. 6. The Sub-divisional Irrigation (Mechanical) Officer, Irrigation Mechanical Sub-division No. 2, Birpur (Supaul). .......Respondents ----------- 02 30.06.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Without expressing, any opinion on the merit of the claim of the petitioner, the writ can be disposed off with a direction upon the Executive Engineer (Mechanical) Irrigation Mechanical Division, Birpur, Supaul, that he will process the claim of the petitioner and recommend his case for consideration by the Competent Authority with regard to the benefit of A.C.P. i.e. if he is not the Competent Authority to sanction such a claim. The State- 2 respondent No. 6 or the Competent Authority will be bound to decide the claim of the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The decision must be communicated to the petitioner on the score within the same time. The writ is disposed off, with above direction. Safik (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)