Baiju Rai v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14690 of 2016 ====================================================== Baiju Rai son of Shree Bhola Rai, Resident of Village/Mohalla- Talkhapur Bari Bazar, Dumra, Police Station & District Sitamarhi. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar, through the Special Secretary, Building Construction Department, Bihar, Patna

2. The Secretary, Finance Department, Bihar Patna 3 The Engineer-in-Chief-cum-Additional Commissioner-Cum-Special Secretary, Building Construction Department, Bihar, Patna

4. The Chief Engineer (North) Building Construction Department, Bihar, Patna

5. The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi.

6. The Superintending Engineer, Building Construction Department, North Bihar Circle, Muzaffarpur

7. The Executive Engineer, Building Construction Division, Sitamarhi .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jiwan Prakash Sinha, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Syed Iqwal Ahmad, SC-20 Mr. Najmul Bari, AC to SC-20 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 07-04-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The counsel for the petitioner submits that the cost of the work was Rs.4,44,995/- and against that, the payment has been made of Rs.2,37,359/- and the rest amount of Rs.2,03,051/- is still due against the respondent.

The counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has carried out the work and the final bill has been

Patna High Court CWJC No.14690 of 2016 (2) dt.07-04-2017 2/2 submitted, which was duly checked, verified and passed by the competent authority, but the total payment has not been made. Let the petitioner file a detailed representation before the Engineer-in-Chief-cum-Additional Commissioner-cumSpecial Secretary, Building Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, who will be obliged to hold an enquiry and if he arrives to a conclusion that the petitioner is entitled to the aforesaid amount, the same should be paid to him within a period of three months from the date of filing of the representation.

With the above observation/direction, this petition is disposed of.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) Mahesh/- U