IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2357 of 2005 M/S Kumar Electric, Patna through its Proprietor, Brajesh Kumar, S/o Sri Jalim Prasad Yadav, R/o Mohalla-Punaichak (Near Devi Asthan), P.S.-Shastrinagar, Town/District-Patna. …….. Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Energy Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chief Engineer, Energy Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. Electric Executive Engineer, Electric Works Division, Bhagalpur, Combined Building, Bhagalpur. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Electric Works Circle, Patna. 6. The Chief Election Commissioner, Bihar, Patna. …….. Respondents. with CWJC No.2651 of 2005 M/S Kumar Electric, Patna through its Proprietor, Brajesh Kumar, S/o Sri Jalim Prasad Yadav, R/o Mohalla-Punaichak (Near Devi Asthan), P.S.-Shastrinagar, Town/District-Patna. …….. Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Energy Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chief Engineer, Energy Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. Electric Executive Engineer, Electric Works Division, Bhagalpur, Combined Building, Bhagalpur. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Electric Works Circle, Combined Building, Doranda, Ranchi. 6. Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Works Division, Dhanbad near Registry Office, Dhanbad. 7. The Chief Election Commissioner, Bihar, Patna. …….. Respondents. with CWJC No.2743 of 2005 M/S Kumar Electric, Patna through its Proprietor, Brajesh Kumar, S/o Sri Jalim Prasad Yadav, R/o Mohalla-Punaichak (Near Devi Asthan), P.S.-Shastrinagar, District-Patna. …….. Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Energy Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chief Engineer, Energy Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Works Division, Bhagalpur, Combined Building, Bhagalpur. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Electric Works Circle, Combined Building, Doranda, Ranchi. - 2 - 6. Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Works Division, Dhanbad near Registry Office, Dhanbad. 7. The Chief Election Commissioner, Bihar, Patna. …….. Respondents with CWJC No.2972 of 2005 M/S Kumar Electric, Patna through its Proprietor, Brajesh Kumar, S/o Sri Jalim Prasad Yadav, R/o Mohalla-Punaichak (Near Devi Asthan), P.S.-Shastrinagar, Town/District-Patna. …….. Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Energy Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chief Engineer, Energy Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Works Division, Bhagalpur, Combined Building, Bhagalpur. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Electric Works Circle, Combined Building, Doranda, Ranchi. 6. Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Works Division, Dhanbad near Registry Office, Dhanbad. 7. The Chief Election Commissioner, Bihar, Patna. …….. Respondents with CWJC No.3185 of 2005 M/S Kumar Electric, Patna through its Proprietor, Brajesh Kumar, S/o Sri Jalim Prasad Yadav, R/o Mohalla-Punaichak (Near Devi Asthan), P.S.-Shastrinagar, Town/District-Patna. …….. Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Energy Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chief Engineer, Energy Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Superintending Engineer, Electric Works Circle, Patna. 5. Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Works Division, Bhagalpur at Combined Building, Bhagalpur. …….. Respondents with CWJC No.3649 of 2005 M/S Kumar Electric, Patna through its Proprietor, Brajesh Kumar, S/o Sri Jalim Prasad Yadav, R/o Mohalla-Punaichak (Near Devi Asthan), P.S.-Shastrinagar, District-Patna. …….. Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Energy Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chief Engineer, Energy Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Superintending Engineer, Electric Works Circle, Patna. - 3 - 5. Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Works Division, Bhagalpur Combined Building, Bhagalpur. …….. Respondents ----------- 2 24.01.2011 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents-State of Bihar and its authorities. 2. All the above mentioned writ petitions have been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the respondents to pay Rs. 92,793/-, Rs. 1,59,748.64/-, Rs. 38,506/-, Rs. 1,28,512.20/-, Rs. 1,27,480/- and Rs. 1,38,628/- respectively to the petitioner for the works done by him with respect to temporary lighting arrangement in the year 2000 at different places for the Bye- Election, 2000 of Bihar Vidhan Sabha for Dhanbad district and also for other ancillary reliefs as detailed in the above mentioned writ petitions. 3. From the facts and circumstances of this case, it is quite apparent that the petitioners seek payment of contractual dues, but whether the said dues are admitted or not cannot be decided by this court. Hence, it is desirable that the claim of the petitioner should be decided by the respondents authorities themselves. 4. Accordingly, all the above mentioned writ petitions are disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to raise his claims before the Chief Engineer, Energy Department, Government of Bihar (Respondent no. 3). If such representations are filed by the petitioner within two weeks from today, the said authority shall examine the claims of the petitioner and decide the same by a speaking order in accordance with law within two months thereafter. If the claims of the petitioner are found to be true, the said authority - 4 - shall make payment of the entire admitted dues to the petitioner within two months thereafter. However, if the claims of the petitioner are rejected by the said authority either wholly or partly, the said authority shall pass a speaking order within the above mentioned time which the petitioner may challenge before the appropriate Forum. Sujit (S. N. Hussain, J.)