Mukul Ranjan v. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16188 of 2021 ====================================================== Mukul Ranjan Sono f Srikant Sharma @ Shrikant Sharma Resident of Village - Saratha, Police Station- Dhaka, District- East Champaran. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The District Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari. 3.

The District Panchayati Raj officer, East Champaran at Motihari. 4.

The Block Development Officer, Chiraiya, District- East Champaran. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Karandeep Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.P.N. Shahi (AAG-6) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA) 09-03-2022 The petitioner has filed this petition for payment of admitted dues for the work executed by him.

We dispose off the writ petition with direction that in case the petitioner files a representation before the District Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari within two weeks from today, he shall decide the same within two weeks thereafter. If the amount is found due, it shall be released to the petitioner within a further period of four weeks. In case of further delay, the outstanding amount would attract interest @ of 8 per cent per annum which would be deducted from the salary of the

Patna High Court CWJC No.16188 of 2021(2) dt.09-03-2022 2/2 officials responsible for delay.

The writ petition stands disposed off on the aforesaid terms.

(Rajan Gupta, J) ( Mohit Kumar Shah, J) S.Sb/- U