IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13471 of 2011 Laxhaman Singh son of Indradeo Narayan Singh, resident of Village-Karma, P.O.-Basolhi, District-Aurangabad, at present resident of Mohalla-Subash Nagar, P.S.-District-Aurangabad. (Bihar). ........Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through its Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Irrigation Department, Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Engineer-in-Chief, Welfare Resource Department (Irrigation) Anisabad, Patna. 4. The Superintending Engineer, Sone Uchastariya Nahar Anchal, Aurangabad. 5. The Executive Engineer, Sone Floor Control Circle Bihata Pramandal, Patna. 6. The Executive Engineer, Sonemodari Section Division, Indarpuri, Sone Division, Sonager, Aurangabad. ........Respondents ---------------------------------- 02 28.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the respondents to return the security money with interest, which was deposited by the petitioner against work order dated 27.02.2009 for the repair of the main canal and fall against which N.S.C. was deposited and the amount which was due with the interest for the work done by the petitioner. 3. Considering the averments made by learned counsel for the parties and the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Superintending Engineer, Sone Floor Control Circle Bihata Pramandal, Patna (respondent no. 4) giving details of his claim. If such - 2 - an application is filed by the petitioner within three weeks from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall decide the same by a speaking order in accordance with law within three months thereafter and if any amount or interest is found to be admitted or payable, it should be paid to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if any amount or interest is not found to be payable or admitted in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. Safik (S.N.Hussain, J.)