WP(C) 2504/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE UB SAHA Heard Mr KK Das, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr B. Gos wami, learned Standing Counsel, Water Resources Department, Govt. of Assam. The grievance of the petitioner in the instant writ petition is that, h e is a registered contractor under the Water Resources Department and carried o ut certain works under the respondents for an amount of Rs.26,15,916/- against d ifferent work orders and out of the aforesaid amount, the petitioner was only pa id an amount of Rs.10,16,082/-and remaining Rs. 15,99,834/- is still remained wi th the Respondent No.7. It is admitted at the Bar that the said amount of the pe titioner has not yet been paid, though he is entitled to the same. It further appears from the record that in WP( C ) No.4832/2008, this Court on 5 .12.2008 noted that the payment of contractors’ bills be dealt with in the mann er and method in such cases as per the directions of the Full Bench of this Cour t rendered on 29.9.2008 in Writ Appeal No.484/2005 (Tamsher Ali & Ors vs. State of Assam & Ors) reported in 2008(4) GLT 1(FB) and similar other 194 writ petitio ns and the issue involved in the aforesaid writ petitions being covered by the s aid decision, this Court while disposing of the aforesaid writ petition , direct ed that the petitioner as well as the respondent authorities shall be bound by t he principle of law and directions as passed in the case of Tamsher Ali and Ors (Supra) and the respondent authorities shall deal with the grievance of the pet itioner as per the direction referred to above and pay the amount to the petitio ner to which he is entitled. In view of the aforesaid position of law, the Chief Engineer, Water Resources De partment, Chandmari, Guwahati, Respondent No.5 is directed to examine the claim of the writ petitioner within a period of 15 days and if the claim is admitte d, the said authority shall make payment as per the directions of this Court in Tamsher Ali and Ors (Supra). With the above directions, the writ petition stands disposed of.