WP(C) 6552/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE U B SAHA Heard Mr. D K Katakey, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as w ell as Mr. B Goswami, learned Standing Counsel, Water Resource Department, Assam , who appears on behalf of all the respondents. The grievance of the petitioner in the instant writ petition is that, he is a registered contractor under the Water Resources Department and carried out certain works under the respondents for an amount of Rs.1,82,929/- against diff erent work orders which is still remained pending. It is admitted at the Bar tha t the said amount of the petitioner has not yet been paid, though he is entitled to the same. It further appears from the record that in WP(C) No.4832/2008, this Cour t on 05.12.2008 noted that the payment of contractors’ bills be dealt with in th e manner and method in such cases as per the directions of the Full Bench of thi s Court rendered on 29.09.2008 in Writ Appeal No.484/2005 (Tamsher Ali & Ors Vs. State of Assam & Ors) reported in 2008(4) GLT 1(FB) and similar other 194 writ petitions and the issue involved in the aforesaid writ petitions being covered b y the said decision, this Court while disposing of the aforesaid writ petition, directed that the petitioner as well as the respondent authorities shall be boun d by the principle of law and directions as passed in the case of Tamsher Ali an d Ors (Supra) and the respondent authorities shall deal with the grievance of th e petitioner as per the directions referred to above and pay the amount to the p etitioner to which he is entitled. In view of the aforesaid position of law, it is directed that the petiti oner shall furnish a copy of this order along with a copy of the writ petition t o the Chief Engineer, Water Resources, Government of Assam, Respondent No.2 with in a period of 7(seven) days and the Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, is to examine the claim of the petitioner within 15 days from the date of recei pt of the order and if the claim is admitted, the said authority shall make paym ent as per the directions of this Court in Tamsher Ali and Ors (Supra). With the above directions the writ petition stands disposed of.