M/S Sri Ram Enterprises v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6853 of 2020 ====================================================== M/s Sri Ram Enterprises a partnership firm having its office at Sri Ram Tower, 2nd Floor, M P D Road, Near Bhagwan Pustakalay, Naya Bazar, Post Office and District- Bhagalpur- 812002 through its authorised representative namely Sumit Kumar male, aged about 31 years, Son of Becho Ray, Resident of Village- Saidpur, P.S.- Gopalpur, District- Bhagalpur- 853205. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Principal Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Engineer in Chief, Department of Water Resources, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

4.

The Chief Engineer, Flood Control and Drainage, Department of Water Resources, Katihar (Camp Purnea)- 854301.

5.

The Superintending Engineer, Flood Control Circle, Department of Water Resources, Bhagalpur- 812001.

6.

The Executive Engineer, Flood Control Division, Naugachhia- 853204. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Gautam Kumar Kejriwal For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Lalit Kishore ( Ag ) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 01-07-2020 Heard Sri Gautam Kr. Kejriwal, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Harish Kumar, the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.

The present writ petition has been filed for directing the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner regarding payment of the admitted outstanding bills of the petitioner pertaining to the contract in question. At the outset, the learned counsel for the petitioner

Patna High Court CWJC No.6853 of 2020(2) dt.01-07-2020 2/2 seeks liberty to approach the respondent no. 2 i.e. the Principal Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Government of Bihar, Patna for redressal of his grievances, as aforesaid, by filing appropriate representation.

Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed off with liberty to the petitioner to approach the respondent no. 2 with regard to his aforesaid grievances, by filing appropriate representation within a period of eight weeks from today, which shall be disposed off by the respondent no. 2 by a reasoned and speaking order within a period of eight weeks thereafter.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) rinkee/- U