Madan Prasad Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2189 of 2017 =========================================================== Madan Prasad Singh, Son of Late Devi Prasad Singh, resident of VillageDayalibigha, P.S.-Hishua, District-Nawada. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna

2. The Engineer-in-Chief, Public Health Engineering Department, Bihar, Patna

3. The Chief Engineer (Rural), Public Health Engineer Department, Bihar, patna.

4. The Superintedent Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Gaya Circle, Gaya.

5. The Assistant Engineer, Public Health Engineer, Public Health Enginering Department, Nawada.

6. The Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Nawada.

7. District Magistrate, Nawada.

.... .... Respondents =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gagan Deo Yadav, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sanjay Kr. Giri- G.P.-9 Mr. Nikhil Kumar Agrawal, A.C. to G.P.-9 Mrs. Deepika Sharma, A.C. to G.P.-9 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 21-08-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to implead District Magistrate, Nawada, as party respondent no.7 in the writ application.

3.

In this case, the petitioner is seeking direction for payment of Rs.4,54,817/- as well as Rs.1,26,000/- for the construction of Deep Hand Tube Wells as well as laying the hand pipes.

Patna High Court CWJC No.2189 of 2017 dt.21-08-2017 2/2 4.

The petitioner was allotted the aforesaid work and accordingly, he has carried out the same, but no payment has been made. As per the petitioner it is the admitted dues against the State, but he is moving around with empty hand.

5.

Let the petitioner file a detailed representation before the District Magistrate, Nawada, who will be obliged to examine the claim of the petitioner and after proper verification will release the admitted dues. If the District Magistrate, Nawada, is not agreeable with the claim of the petitioner, in such circumstance, he will be obliged to give notice to the petitioner and after hearing him pass a reasoned order in accordance with law. The entire exercise should be completed by the District Magistrate, Nawada, within a period of three months from the date of filing of representation by the petitioner.

6.

With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) pawan/- AFR/NAFR N.A.F.R.

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