Lal Babu Prasad v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

Patna High Court CWJC No.12614 of 2013 dt.20-08-2018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12614 of 2013 =========================================================== Lal Babu Prasad Son Of Late Saudagar Sah Resident Of Village - Parvejpur Gola Bazar, P.O. & P.S. Sonpur, District - Saran At Chapra .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State Of Bihar Through The District Magistrate Vaishali, P.O. Hajipur Town, District - Vaishali

2. The Project Co - Ordinator, Minor Irrigation Department, Tube Well Branch, Visheshwariaya Bhawan, Bihar, Patna

3. The Chief Engineer, Irrigation Department, Tube Well Division, Muzaffarpur

4. The Superintending Engineer, Tube Well Division, Damu Chak, Muzaffarpur

5. The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Department, Tube Well Division, Hajipur .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : None For the Respondent/s : Mr.

=========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VIKASH JAIN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 20-08-2018 The present writ petition has been field for a direction to the respondents to make payment of Rs. 1,63,527/- i.e. the cheque amount issued by the respondent authorities with regard to contractual work done by the petitioner; and be further pleased to direct the respondents to make payment of penal interest @ 18% per annum on the cheque amount/due amount.

2. None appears on behalf of the petitioner despite repeated calls. The petitioner was not represented on the earlier occasion on 14.08.2018 as well.

3. Learned counsel for the respondents invites reference to para 8 of the counter affidavit and submits that a proposal for allotment of funds has

Patna High Court CWJC No.12614 of 2013 dt.20-08-2018 been made to the higher authorities and payment would be made upon receipt of such allotment.

4. Having regard to the nature of the grievance of the petitioner and the stand of the respondents, the writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned respondent for redressal of his grievances in the light of the averments made in the counter affidavit. (Vikash Jain, J) Chandran/BT AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE NA Uploading Date 26.08.2018 Transmission Date NA