IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6532 of 2006 M/S R.N. Construction through its partner Ram Nandan Prasad, son of Sri Kameshwar Prasad, resident of village Khiroti, P.s. Ghoshi, District-Jehanabad. ……Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Engineer-in-Chief-cum- Addl. Commissioner-cum- Special Secretary, Water Resources Department, Sichai Bhawan, Patna. 3. Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Son Bhawan, Beerchand Patel Path, Patna. 4. Superintending Engineer, Water Ways Circle Gaya. 5. Executive Engineer, Water Ways Division, Jehanabad. ….Respondents. ------- For the petitioner : Mr. Dronacharya, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Rajiv Roy, G.P. 15. ------- 02/ 05.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for directing the respondent-authorities to pay bill of the petitioner amounting to Rs.3,68,853.00 for the works done by the petitioner as per different small agreements between the parties. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that he has filed a counter affidavit in which it has been stated that the claim of the petitioner has been rejected by the Liability Committee. However, no report of the said Liability Committee has been produced. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there are various letters/ communications of the authorities concerned which clearly show that the petitioner had completed the works allotted to him. - 2 - 5. Considering 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 Executive Engineer, Water Ways Division, Jehanabad (respondent no.5) along with an application giving the details of his claims 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.)