Singh Construction Private Ltd. v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3606 of 2026 ====================================================== Singh Construction Private Ltd. through its Proprietor namely Chandra Prakash, aged about 36 years son of Shailesh Kumar Singh, Resident of Mohalla- Satpura Colony, Post Office- Lane Aghoria Bazar, P.S.- Kazi Mohammadpur, District- Muzaffarpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar.

2.

The Secretary, Road Construction Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Engineer-in-Chief, Road Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4.

The Chief Engineer, North Bihar Road Construction Department, Darbhanga.

5.

The Superintending Engineer, Road Construction Department, Road Circle, Darbhanga.

6.

The Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, Road Division, Darbhanga.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Suraj Samdarshi, Adv.

Mr.Sarveshwar Tiwary Mr. Sarveshwar Tiwari, Adv.

Mr. Sourav Suman, Adv.

Ms. Pragati Patra, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Government Advocate 11 Mr. Pratik Kumar, AC to GA 11 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 08-04-2026 Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has already filed a representation dated 31.10.2025 (Annexure P/10) before the Respondent No. 5, i.e., the Superintending Engineer, Road Construction Department and the authority may be directed to dispose of the same by fixing a time frame.

2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

Patna High Court CWJC No.3606 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 2/3 Respondent-State submits that the representation made by the petitioner does not contain any endorsement and the petitioner may be directed to give a fresh representation ventilating his grievance and the authority shall pass a reasoned order strictly in accordance with law.

3. Without going into the merits or demerits of the case, the present writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with the consent of both the Counsels. Having regard to the above made submissions, the present writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to give a suitable representation ventilating his grievance before the Respondent No. 5, i.e., the Superintending Engineer, Road Construction Department herein withing a period of 4 weeks from today. On such representation being given, the Respondent No. 5, i.e., the Superintending Engineer, Road Construction Department shall consider the said representation and pass a reasoned order.

4. In case the claim made by the petitioner is found to be genuine, the authority shall make necessary arrangement for payment of the admitted dues. In case the authority comes to the conclusion that the claim made by the petitioner is liable to be rejected, he shall pass a reasoned orders giving the reasons for rejecting his claim.

Patna High Court CWJC No.3606 of 2026(2) dt.08-04-2026 3/3

5. It is needless to mention that before passing any order, the petitioner shall be given an opportunity of hearing. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of 8 weeks from the date of the receipt of the representation made by the petitioner. Any order passed shall be communicated to the party.

6. With the above directions, the present Writ Petition stands disposed of.

(A. Abhishek Reddy , J) Bhardwaj/- U