IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1292 of 2005 Bharat Singh(Retired Panchayat SEwak), S/o Late Nathuni Singh, R/o Village-Jogiya, P.O.-Lakhaipur, P.S.-Mahanpur, District-Gaya. …. Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar. 2. Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Rural Development Department, Main Secretariat, Patna-15. 3. Commissioner, Magadh Range, Gaya. 4. District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Jehanabad. 5. District Development Commissioner, Jehanabad. 6. B.D.O., Arwal. 7. Executive Engineer, National Rural Employment Programme, Jehanabad. ………. Respondents. For the petitioner : Mr. Sanjiv Kumar, Advote. For the State : Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha, A.C. to G.A.-1. ----------- 2. 18.01.2011 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State of Bihar and its authorities. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the respondents to pay to the petitioner the entire unpaid bills of Rs. 21,396.00 as against completion of the work executed vide Special Regional Planning No. 8/86-87 along with heavy penal interest at the rate of 18% per annum on the said amount and for other ancillary reliefs. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that although the work had been completed as per the plan and the same had been approved by the authority concerned, but amount of bills for the said work is not being paid in spite of filing of several applications by the petitioner before the Development Commissioner, Divisional Commissioner and District Magistrate, 2 Jehanabad including application dated 06.08.1998. 4. After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this petition in order to move the District Magistrate, Jehanabad to consider and decide his application dated 06.08.1998. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. 5. However, if the petitioner approaches the District Magistrate, Jehanabad along with a copy of application dated 06.08.1998 as well as a copy of this order along with the relevant documents within 15 days from today, the District Magistrate shall decide the said application by a speaking order in accordance with law within two months thereafter. If there is any admitted dues the authority shall pay the same within two months thereafter and if the dues are not admitted and the claim of the petitioner is rejected, the petitioner will have the liberty to approach the appropriate Forum against the said order. Sujit (S.N.Hussain,J.)