Ram Ratan Pandit v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Bihar PHED contractor payment writ disposed with time-bound direction: Patna HC (Anil Kumar Sinha, J) on 15-12-2025 directed respondents (Principal Secretary, Engineer-in-Chief, Chief Engineer, Zonal Chief Engineer Muzaffarpur, SE Darbhanga, EE Sheohar - Public Health Engineering Department) to pay petitioner Ram Ratan Pandit's admitted dues of Rs. 7,69,836/- within 8 weeks, for work under 'Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal' Mukhya Mantri Sewa Nischay Yojna, Kamrauli Gramin Pipe Water Supply Project, Sheohar, Agreement No. f2-5 (2018-19, dt. 27.02.2019); payment linked to Competent Authority approval of deviation and variation of the scheme per counter affidavit para 17; no statute or precedent cited; single-judge oral order.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondents to pay the petitioner's admitted dues of Rs. 7,69,836/- within a period of 8 weeks from the date of the order, pursuant to the State's counter-affidavit undertaking regarding approval of deviation and variation of the Kamrauli Pipe Water Supply Scheme by the Competent Authority.