IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18734 of 2010 SHAHABAD PARISH SOCIETY THROUGH ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE FR. FRANCIS MATTATHILANI SON OF LATE DEVASIA MATTTHILANI RESIDENT OF CATHOLIC CHURCH PIRO, P.S. PIRO, DISTRICT BHOJPUR---------------------------------------------------------- PETITIONER Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH SECRETARY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 2.DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, BHOJPUR DISTRICT ARA 3.SECRETARY, DISTRICT WATER AND SANITATION COMMITTEE, BHOJPUR ARA-------------------------------------------------------------RESPONDENTS ----------- For the petitioner :M/S K.M.Joseph, Hemant Kumar, Jose K.P. &Thressiamma K.P. Advocates For the respondents :Mr.P.K.Singh, S.C. 21 ------ 2. 22.11.2010 The petitioner being an N.G.O. claims payment of its bills for Rs.7,94,382/- for the work done by it for construction of hygienic toilets in various villages in 6 Panchayats of Piro Block, Bhojpur District under the Total Sanitation Campaign initiated by the respondents. The grievance of the petitioner is that the bills were submitted by it in the year 2009 itself in different months after due verification by the Junior Engineer and satisfaction regarding the work expressed by the Mukhiya of the concerned Panchayat but the respondent No.3, Secretary, District Water Supply and Sanitation Committee, Bhojpur, Ara is not making payment for the same rather more than one year after the work had been 2 completed certain complaints about the missing of the curtain, etc. are being made. It is submitted that the aforesaid work was done in terms of an agreement entered into between the petitioner and the District Water Supply and Sanitation Committee on 30.3.2007. In the above circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the Deputy Development Commissioner-cum-Chairman, District Water Supply and Sanitation Committee, Bhojpur, Ara to consider and dispose of the claim of the petitioner by a reasoned order within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and whatever amount is found payable to the petitioner shall also be paid within a further period of two months thereafter. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) Spal/