R.N. Enterprises v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC No. 17344 of 2023, oral order dated 08-08-2024 by Justice A. Abhishek Reddy. R.N. Enterprises (proprietorship firm, proprietor Sri Kundan Kumar) versus State of Bihar Water Resources Department officials and DM Gopalganj; Respondent-BIADA sought 12 further weeks (I.A. No. 01 of 2024) to complete payments directed on 10.05.2024. Extension refused; two months' indulgence granted; 9% interest payable from date of actual approval to date of payment if payment not made; petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with direction: two months' further time granted to Respondent-BIADA to make the necessary payments; if payment is not made by the end of two months, the petitioner is entitled to interest at the rate of 9% from the date of actual approval to the date of payment. ¶¶24