IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1300 of 2006
Manoj Kumar, son of Kalwal Kumar Bhadra, Proprietors of M/s
Shankar Sanitary Stores, Station Road, Buxar District Buxar
... Petitioner
Versus
1. The State Of Bihar
2. The Engineer-in-Chief-cum-Special Secretary, Public Health
Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
3. The Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department,
Government of Bihar, Patna.
4. The Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineering
Department, Government of Bihar, Bhojpur Circle, Arrah
5. The Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Division,
Buxar, District Buxar.
6. The Assistant Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department-
Sub-Division, Buxar, District Buxar.
7. The Junior Engineer, Engineer, Public Health Engineering
Department, Section-1, Sub-Division, Buxar, District Buxar.
... Respondents
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Ashwini Kumar Rai, Advocate
For the Respondents: Mr. Chandra Shekhar Singh, A.C. to GP16
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03/ 03.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
counsel for the respondents.
2. This writ petition has been filed on behalf of the
petitioner for the following reliefs :-
(i) To give a direction to the respondents to pay
Rs.34,414, for the work done by him by installing
a boring with Jet pump in the residential premises
of District Judge, Buxar
(ii) To direct the respondents to pay interest at the rate
of 12.5% per annum on the amount payable to the
petitioner.
(iii) To any other relief/reliefs for which the petitioner
is entitled for in the facts and circumstances of the
case.
3. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and after
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perusing the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of with
a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Executive Engineer, Public
Health Engineering Division, Buxar, District Buxar, (respondent no. 5)
along with an application giving details of the amount due and interest
claimed by the petitioner. If such an application is filed within fifteen
days from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority
shall decide the same by a speaking order in accordance with law
within two months thereafter and if any amount or interest is found
admitted and payable, the same must be paid to the petitioner by the
said authority immediately thereafter. However, if any amount or
interest is not found payable and admitted in the said order, the
petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate
forum.
MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J.)