IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CWJC No.2578 of 2011
M/S Shree Balajee Agency through its proprietor Mukesh Kumar, son
of Sri Shyam Nandan Prasad, resident of Mohalla-Chitkohra Bazar,
Patna, Police Station-Gardanibagh in the district of Patna.
.....Petitioner.
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through its Secretary, Building Construction
Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Additional Secretary, Building Construction Department, Govt.
of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.
3. The Deputy Secretary, Building Construction Department, Govt. of
Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.
4. The Chief Engineer (South), Building Construction Department,
Bihar, Patna.
5. The Suprintending Engineer, Building Construction Department,
South Bihar, Anchal, Patna.
6. The Executive Engineer, Building Construction Department,
Kendriya Bhawan Pramandal, Patna.
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02/ 18.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
counsel for the respondents.
2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for
directing the respondents to immediately pay the amount of
Rs.3,90,488.00 with interest against the bill for articles already
supplied by the petitioner to the respondent-Building Construction
Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna for the use of office and
residential office of the Minister Building Construction
Department, Bihar, Patna for the year 2004-2008 which has been
admitted by the authorities and for other ancillary reliefs.
3. Considering the facts and circumstances as well as
the arguments made by learned counsel for the parties, this writ
petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach
the Chief Engineer (South), Building Construction Department,
Govt. of Bihar, Patna (respondent no.4) for payment of the
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aforesaid dues with interest. If such an application is filed by the
petitioner along with a copy of this order within fifteen days from
today before the said authority, it shall decide the same within two
months thereafter and all the admitted dues and interest must be
paid to the petitioner immediately thereafter. If the said respondent
did not find any portion of the dues or interest, he shall pass a
speaking order with respect thereto within the aforesaid time so
that petitioner may challenge the same before the appropriate
authority.
(S. N. Hussain, J.)
Sunil
