M/S Shanti Construction And Company v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3967 of 2017 =========================================================== M/s Shanti Construction & Company through its Working partner Mr. Praveen Anand, Son of Late Satya Deo Prasad, Resident of Village- Bahadurpur, 'Shanti Bhawan', Near Bihar Motor Works, Bahadurpur, Main Road Kankarbagh, P.S. :- Patrakar Nagar, P.S.:- Lohia Nagar, District:- Patna- 20. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Building Construction Department, 'Vishweshwaraiya Bhawan', Bailey Road, Patna- 15.

2. The Engineer-in-Chief, Building Construction Department, 'Vishweshwaraiya Bhawan', Bailey Road, Patna- 15.

3. The Chief Engineer (South), Building Construction Department, 'Vishweshwaraiya Bhawan', Bailey Road, Patna- 15.

4. The Superintending Engineer, Building Construction Department, Building Circle, Ara (Bhojpur).

5. The Executive Engineer, Building Construction Department, Building Division, Bhabua (Kaimur).

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

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manish Sahay, Adv. Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha, Adv.

For the Respondent/s : Mr. U. S. S. Singh, G.P.-19 Mr. Uday Bhan Singh, A.C. to G.P.-19 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 21-04-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

In this case, the petitioner is claiming an amount of Rs.1,01,44,256/- for the work executed by him and found by the Superintending Engineer and Executive Engineer to be entitled to the aforesaid amount.

Patna High Court CWJC No.3967 of 2017 dt.21-04-2017 2/2 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits the petitioner has approached before the Principal Secretary, Building Construction Department, for making payment of the aforesaid amount, but moving here and there with empty hands inasmuch a Four Men Committee, comprises the Engineer-in-Chief, Chief Engineer, Superintending Engineer and Executive Engineer, found that the petitioner is entitled to the aforesaid amount. In such view of the matter, let the petitioner file an application before the Principal Secretary, Building Construction Department, attaching the order of this Court and giving details of the fact. If such an application is filed, the Principal Secretary, Building Construction Department, shall examine the same and if it is found that the petitioner is entitled to the aforesaid amount, then the same will be released in favour of the petitioner as early as possible but not beyond six weeks from the date of filing of such application.

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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