IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14667 of 2005 M/S SHIV SHANKAR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, PRIVATE LTD. THROUGH BIJENDRA KUMAR SINGH SON OF LATE BHUNESHWAR SINGH DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY RESIDENT OF MOJARI P.S. TARANI DISTT. ROHTAS (SASARAM)………………………….………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, SONE CANAL REMODELLING CIRCLE, NOAN P.S. RAMGARH, DISTT. BHABUA (KAIMUR). 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SONE CANAL REMODELLING DIVISION, RAMGARH NOHAON, P.S. RAMGARH, DISTT. KAIMUR AT BHABUA…………………RESPONDENTS. For the petitioner :Mr. Amresh Kr. Singh, Advocate. For the respondents :Mr. Shashi Shekher Pd. Singh, AC to GP-17 ----------- 02/ 09.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondents to pay the last bill of the petitioner consequent upon last measurement of work done as per contract for construction of Pucca Service Road from 38.085 to 5.1.60 km. of Gara Choubey Branch Canal and also to refund the earnest money with consequential reliefs. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this petition as he wants to file an application before the Bihar Public Works Contracts Disputes Arbitration Tribunal as during the pendency of this writ petition, the Bihar Public Works Contracts Disputes Arbitration Tribunal Act, 2008 has come into force. 4. In the facts and circumstances of this case, the prayer of the petitioner is allowed and this writ petition is - 2 - disposed of as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty to the petitioner. Harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)