IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6286 of 2006 Pramod Kumar son of Late Saudagar Prasad, Resident of Village-Kanchan Garh, P.S. Muffassil, District-Munger. …..Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Building Construction Department, Bihar, Patna. 2. The District Magistrate, Munger. 3. The Executive Engineer, Building Construction Division, Munger. 4. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Building Construction Sub- Division, Munger. 5. The Junior Engineer, Building Construction Sub-Division, Munger. 6. The Divisional Accountant Building Division, Munger. ….Respondents. ---------- For the petitioner : M/s Md. Sufiyan & Thakur Brajesh Singh, Advocates. For the respondents : None. ----------- 03/ 05.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. No one appears for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for the following reliefs:- (a) For issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent authority to pay the legal admitted dues Rs.68334.86 with 12% interest to the petitioner against the repairing works done by the petitioner at the residence as well as the court of learned District and Sessions Judge, Munger and repairing works done in the premises of the Munger Civil Court since the works have been completed within the stipulated time. (b) For issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding respondent nos.1 and 2 to make the fund available to the respondent Building Construction Department so that payment of the petitioner can be made since bill has been prepared and payment is not being made by respondent no.3. (c) For issuance of any other writ/writs, - 2 - command/commands, order/orders as your lordship may deem fit and proper with the facts and circumstances of the case. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he was directed to do repairing works of the civil court compound and after completion of the work he presented the bill which was passed by the authority concerned. Hence, he submits that although the said amount is an admitted amount, but the same is not being paid by the authority concerned. 4. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Executive Engineer, Building Construction Division, Munger (respondent no.3) along with an application giving the details of his amounts due and interest. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within fifteen days from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall consider the same in accordance with law and shall decide it by a speaking order within three months thereafter and if any amount or interest is found admitted and payable it should be paid to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if any amount or interest is not admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. Sunil ( S. N. Hussain, J.)