IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.172 of 2005 M/S Madan Prasad Sinha @ Madan Prasad Singh through its partner Madan Prasad Sinha, son of Late Murlidhar Sharma, at Murlidhar Rest House, Patna-Gaya Road, Jehanabad, P.S. and District-Jehanabad. ……….Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Chief Engineer, Road Construction Department, South Bihar, Patna. 3. Superintending Engineer, Magadh Road Circle, Gaya. 4. Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, Jehanabad Division, Jehanabad. …….Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Dronacharya, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Birendra Kumar, A.C. to S.C.-12. ----- 04/ 13.01.2011 I.A.No.6944 of 2008 has been filed by the applicant Prakash Kumar on 25.09.2008 for substituting him in place of his father Madan Prasad Sinha @ Madan Prasad Singh through whom the writ petition had been filed by M/s Madan Prasad Sinha @ Madan Prasad Singh, contractor. It is stated that the aforesaid Madan Prasad Sinha @ Madan Prasad Singh died on 15.05.2008 leaving the applicant as his son, heir and partner and hence the applicant wants to be substituted in place of his father. A vakalatnama has been filed on behalf of the applicant on 10.01.2011. Accordingly, this petition is allowed. Let the applicant be substituted in place of his father Madan Prasad Sinha @ Madan Prasad Singh through whom this writ petition has been filed. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents State of Bihar and its authorities. 3. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondents authorities to return the amount of bill of - 2 - quantity to the petitioner and also to cancel the finalization of the tender as published on 07.12.2004 inviting tender for construction/ repair of different roads as mentioned in the notice inviting tender. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner does not press the second prayer, but vehemently presses the first relief sought by the petitioner. 5. From the arguments of learned counsel for the parties as well as from the materials on record, it is quite apparent that the petitioner has already filed two applications dated 08.12.2004 (Annexure-4) and 15.12.2004 (Annexure-5) before the Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, Division No.-1, Jehanabad, but according to the petitioner those applications have not yet been disposed of although several years have lapsed. 6. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the aforesaid authority to dispose of the said applications expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months from the date of production/service of a copy of this order before him by the petitioner. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)