Manoj Kumar Sinha v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC No.15646 of 2018, decided 16-07-2025 by G. Anupama Chakravarthy, J. Former Junior Engineer Manoj Kumar Sinha sought mandamus barring Rural Works Department payments to contractors for flood-emergency road works (Baisi/Bayasi division, Purnea) not conforming to cost estimate or his measurement book; petitioner under dismissal by Principal Secretary's order. Counsel conceded on counter affidavit paras 17 and 23 that SE granted technical sanction, MB prepared per Committee report, EE paid contractors; nothing remained for adjudication; petition dismissed. Keywords: measurement book, technical sanction, flood damage road, emergency basis, contractor payment, counter affidavit, mandamus, NAFR. No statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
On counsel's report during arguments, with reference to paragraphs 17 and 23 of the counter affidavit, that technical sanction had been granted by the Superintending Engineer, the measurement book had been prepared on the Committee's report and payment had been made by the Executive Engineer to the contractors involved in the road construction, the Court concluded that nothing remained in the writ petition for adjudication.