IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11745 of 2011 M/S SHAMIYANA BHANDAR, LAHERI, BIHARSHARIF, THROUGH ITS PROPRIETOR MD. NAVAID SAHAB, SON OF SHAHABUDDIN, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA LAHERI, P.S. LAHERI, DISTRICT NALANDA…………………..PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, NALANDA. 3. THE DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, NALANDA. 4. THE DIRECTOR, ACCOUNTS, ADMINISTRATION AND SELF EMPLOYMENT, DISTRICT RURAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, NALANDA……RESPONDENTS. For the petitioner : Mr. Mukesh Kr. Jha, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Santosh Kumar, AC to GA-8 ---------------------------------- 02/ 10.08.2011 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 authorities to pay Rs.75,305.00 to the petitioner against the contractual amount due since 1999 for the work done by the petitioner as per the agreement by way of installing Water Proof Pandal, Stage, 42 Stalls, supplied Chairs, Generators etc. in Gram Shree Mela under the orders of the competent authority and out of the total bill of Rs.3,22,177.00 an amount of Rs.2,46,871.00 has been paid and the remaining is still due. 3. Considering the averments made by learned counsel for the parties as well as the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the District Magistrate, Nalanda (respondent no.2) along with an application giving details of his amount due and the grounds taken in this writ - 2 - petition. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within 15 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 four months thereafter and if any amount is found admitted and payable, it should be paid to the petitioner immediately thereafter. However, if any amount is not found admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. Harish (S.N.Hussain, J.)