The High Court disposed of a writ petition seeking direction to pay admitted outstanding dues for road construction. The court directed the Executive Engineer to consider the petitioner's grievances and pass orders within specified timelines.
Direction to the Executive Engineer to consider grievances and pass reasoned orders within eight weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3304 of 2020
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Vijay Shankar Pandey son of Shri Basudeo Pandey, resident of villageMairwa Dham, Police Station-Mairwa, District-Siwan
... ... Petitioner
... ... Respondents
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Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr.Ajay Kumar Tiwary For the Respondents : Mr.Uday Shankar Sharan Singh (Gp19)
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER
2 27-02-2020 The present writ petition has been filed to direct the respondent authorities to make payment of the admitted outstanding dues pertaining to the road constructed by the petitioner in ward No. 12 at Mairwa under Mukhyamantri Kshetra Vikas Yojana 2014-15.
The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be approaching the respondent No. 3 i.e. The Executive Engineer, Local Area Engineering Organization, Work Division-2, Siwan, hence, he be directed to consider the grievances of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders.
Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the
Patna High Court CWJC No.3304 of 2020(2) dt.27-02-2020 2/2
case, I deem it fit and proper to dispose of the present writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Executive Engineer, Local Area Engineering Organization, Work Division02, Siwan for payment of the admitted outstanding dues and in case appropriate representation is filed within a period of four weeks from today, the respondent No. 3 shall consider the same and pass reasoned and speaking order within a period of eight weeks, thereafter and in case any admitted outstanding dues are found payable, the same shall be paid within a further period of six weeks therefrom.
The writ petition stands disposed of.
(Mohit Kumar Shah, J)
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to direct intervention in recognizing and determining claims for outstanding dues.
Whether the appropriate authority should be identified to adjudicate the claim for payment of admitted dues.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Vijay Shankar Pandey
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna
The District Magistrate, Siwan
The Executive Engineer, Local Area Engineering Organization, Work Division-02, Siwan
The Assistant Engineer, Local Area Engineering Organization, Work Division-02, Siwan
The District Planning Officer, Siwan
Mohit Kumar Shah
As recorded by the court registry
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