Satyendra Narayan v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC No.1255 of 2025, Patna High Court, decided 19-09-2025 by Justice A. Abhishek Reddy. Satyendra Narayan v. State of Bihar (Building Construction Department). Work completed 2020; principal paid 14.08.2025; interest on delayed payment sought. Petition disposed of: liberty to file representation to Executive Engineer, Central Division, Patna within four weeks; authority to pass orders on interest strictly in accordance with law and communicate them.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file a representation to respondent No. 4 (Executive Engineer, Central Division, Patna) within four weeks; the authority to consider the representation and pass necessary orders for grant of interest on the delayed payment strictly in accordance with law; any orders passed to be communicated to the parties. ¶¶18