IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6429 of 2007 ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA, Son of Late Badri Prasad Sah, Maripur Chauk, P.S. Kazi Mohammadpur, District-Muzaffarpur.........................Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Chief Engineer, P.W.D., Road Construction Department, Patna. 3. The Superintending Engineer, National Highway Circle, Muzaffarpur. 4. The Executive Engineer, National Highway, Division No. 2, Muzaffarpur...........................................................................Respondents. ----------- 2. 16.02.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The writ petition was filed by the petitioner way back in the year 2007 for payment of certain outstanding dues for successful work completed for repairing in National Highway No. 57. Part payment of Rs. 62,000/- was made but the balance amount of Rs. 2, 22,188/- was not made. According to the pleadings of the petitioner, the matter was referred to the Liability Committee but what was out come of the Liability Committee, adjudication or decision is not known because no counter-affidavit has been filed. In view of the above, the matter is disposed of with a direction to the Chief Engineer, P.W.D., Road Construction, now known as Road Construction Department, Respondent no.2, to get the claim of the petitioner examined in terms of the recommendation contained in Annexure-2, dated 02.08.2003. If the Liability Committee has decided the issues he will act upon the said decision if not he shall ensure that a decision is rendered within a period of three months from the date of production/communication of this 2 order and the consequential benefit if it accrues must be paid to the petitioner soon thereafter or else reason for refusal must be furnished. The writ petition is disposed of with the above directions. U.K. (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J)