IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.578 of 2005 BIRENDRA KUMAR SINHA, SON OF LATE KAMLA KANT PRASAD OF VILLAGE ALIGANJ, P.S. BANKA, DISTRICT BANKA…………………………...PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, BUILDING GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 3. CHIEF ENGINEER BUILDING (GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR), SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 4. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (A.C.), BUILDING ANCHAL BHAGALPUR. 5. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BHAGALPUR. 6. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, BUILDING, BHAGALPUR ……RESPONDENTS. For the petitioner : Mr. S. Chandra Mishra, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha, AC to GA-1 ----------- 02/ 04.01.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed for directing the respondents to pay the amount to the petitioner for contractual work done in time by the petitioner and for other ancillary reliefs 3. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents in which it has been specifically stated that the estimate for payment has been approved by the Superintending Engineer, Building Construction Department of Bhagalpur and Chief Engineer (South), Building Construction Department, Bihar as per the works done and proposal for sanction of expenditure has been sent to the Finance Department along with technically approved estimate, but the Finance Department did not give its concurrence due to certain objections but the said problem has been sorted out and the Department has initiated necessary action to get the administrative - 2 - approval at the earliest. It is also stated that after approval of the expenditure by the Finance Department, administrative approval will be accorded, allotment of fund will be done and payment will be made to the petitioner. The said counter affidavit was filed as far back as on 14.02.2007 and about four years have lapsed since then. 4. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the authorities concerned to expedite the procedure to make payment to the petitioner, if not yet paid, with respect to the amount payable to him as per the works done preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)