Dinesh Kumar Gupta v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.344 of 2020 ====================================================== Dinesh Kumar Gupta S/o Late Binda Prasad Resident of Gram- Khajuri, P.O.- Saditpur, P.S.- Kanti, District- Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Building Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Engineer in Chief, Building Construction Department, Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Superintending Engineer, Building Circle, Muzaffarpur. 4.

The Executive Engineer, Building Division, Muzaffarpur. 5.

The Assistant Engineer, Building Division, Muzaffarpur. 6.

Junior Engineer, Building Division, Muzaffarpur. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Pradhan Murli Manohar Prasad Mr. Raj Kumar Goswami For the State :

Mr. K.K.Singh, AC to GP-22 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 19-02-2020 The petitioner has filed the present writ petition for directing the respondents to pay the admitted dues to the tune of Rs. 6.83/- approximately pertaining to the agreement no. 18/F2 of 2018-2019.

The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner be relegated to the remedy of filing a representation before the Executive Engineer, Building Division, Muzaffarpur and he be directed to take a final decision in the matter within a stipulated time.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the

Patna High Court CWJC No.344 of 2020(2) dt.19-02-2020 2/2 case, I deem it fit and proper to grant liberty to the petitioner to approach the Respondent No. 4 by filing appropriate representation within a period of two weeks from today whereafter the Respondent No. 4 shall adjudicate upon the same and pass a reasoned and speaking order within a period of eight weeks thereafter and in case, any admitted outstanding dues are found payable, the same would be paid within a further period of four weeks.

It is needless to state that in case, the aforesaid time line is not adhered to, the admitted outstanding dues would carry interest at the rate of 9 per cent per annum from the date, the same became due for payment.

The present writ petition stands disposed of on the aforesaid terms.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U